LLVM may not remain a feature that only exists in one column soon. It's a brave new .NET world... LLILC is a thing (.NET frontend for LLVM). LLVM has a role in Android and iOS work in VS already and I think that role will only expand further.
There's a lot of attention on .NET Native. Given that LLILC went from nothing to being able to build and JIT Roslyn in 6 months...
I'm primarily a Python guy and with the 2/3 split, I've had my eye on .Net Core to migrate my business platform to. Pretty much been looking to dump Python for anything over a line count of 500 and keep it that way.
I'm open to any speculation as to where it's going because I'm finding the .Net platform to be more attractive than ever. A few years ago it was looking pretty sad but MS really turned it around and I'm interested in a permanent migration.
I really can't find much, that I enjoy using, that approaches Python's broad use cases than C# on .Net. With dotNet Native and Xamarin, I'm very seriously considering the plunge.
There's a lot of attention on .NET Native. Given that LLILC went from nothing to being able to build and JIT Roslyn in 6 months...
Let's just say I have some speculation in mind.