Comment on Is MySpace's death spiral due to bets on Los Angeles and Microsoft?parentComments−scottiehOP15yI agree with the MSFT bet (.NET is such a heavy toolset), but I think the Los Angeles argument is also interesting.Does starting a successful company depend on having a geographical talent base, heavily grouped together?−sofuture15y.NET is such a heavy toolsetWhat does that mean, specifically? I've found it is a great stack, and the biggest problem it has is public perception :)−tzs15yIs it heavier than Java? People have run some pretty big and busy sites on Java fine (iTunes store, for example).−jordan0day15yWhat do you mean by "heavy toolset"? There's too many already-written tools and utilities?
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I agree with the MSFT bet (.NET is such a heavy toolset), but I think the Los Angeles argument is also interesting.
Does starting a successful company depend on having a geographical talent base, heavily grouped together?
.NET is such a heavy toolset
What does that mean, specifically? I've found it is a great stack, and the biggest problem it has is public perception :)
Is it heavier than Java? People have run some pretty big and busy sites on Java fine (iTunes store, for example).
What do you mean by "heavy toolset"? There's too many already-written tools and utilities?