Yes, it is very annoying. It's overly verbose for no good reason. Well, if you count internal compiler complexity a good reason (that's why fields don't have type inference according to Eric Lippert, though they still haven't fixed up that inconsistency in Rosyln it seems).
Plenty of people think C++ is a good idea for common apps. Plenty of people think node and JS are awesome. Plenty of people loved Flash. What's your point?
Because C# is so popular (like JS), its questionable decisions ripple all over and affect people even if they aren't directly using C#.
Plenty of people think C++ is a good idea for common apps. Plenty of people think node and JS are awesome. Plenty of people loved Flash. What's your point?
Because C# is so popular (like JS), its questionable decisions ripple all over and affect people even if they aren't directly using C#.