> it's hard to think of other major features C# lacks for a language
Heh yeah well, for better or worse, it seems to be C#’s design goal to have every single feature possible, with multiple variations of each of them. It means it’s able to cater to everyone and doesn’t turn people off the way strongly opinionated languages can. But it can make it a bit tricky to pick up.
> Every single feature possible, with multiple variations of each of them
I'd really push back against this - where do you see API duplication? IMO the C# team is _incredibly_ conservative with new language features and only add in things that fit a missing part of the language, and when doing so try to also weave in existing C# features to build upon.
I think if anything you may be referring to syntax options? There are a few syntactical ways to do the same things for sure, but I don't think that's bad, as each has their own use. But for bigger tentpole features like records or Span<T> or whatever, they are directly addressing a need and aren't just iterative versions of other things.
Heh yeah well, for better or worse, it seems to be C#’s design goal to have every single feature possible, with multiple variations of each of them. It means it’s able to cater to everyone and doesn’t turn people off the way strongly opinionated languages can. But it can make it a bit tricky to pick up.