Re: GoTo in Java

> .NET is a big step towards the system I'm thinking, where everyone
> writes code in whatever language they are most familiar with,
> and it all compiles to MSIL

That is only true to the extent that you can write C# programs in any
syntax, but they still have to be C# programs.

Just like the saying: "Real programmers can write FORTRAN programs in
_any_ language", the MSIL compiled programs have to be written as if
one were writing C#.

Note that .NET can also run 'unmanaged' programs which are not MSIL and
therefore do not have to be restricted to what C# can do.

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