I would guess Edge is used in a set of UWP apps and Windows UI elements. That is probably why you those results. As these will be the same for both tests, it shouldn't matter for the results (unless memory consumption is measured).

There is nothing inherently wrong with more programming languages. Following your logic, we should stop improving languages, and I disagree. The current state of languages is far better than just 5 years ago, but they are nowhere close to where they should be. There should be no need for highly specialized workers to make simple CRUD applications. The logic and ideas are not hard, it is understanding how to make then understandable for a machine that is.

I really believe what Microsoft is doing with Blazor is the future. The requirements for different solutions and the preference of developers vary so much that trying to find a consensus is meaningless. Over time more languages will be able to run semi-native in a run-time environment so that projects can be developed using the best technology and language for the problem considering the skillset available.

Why would you accept either? You should have a higher standard!

Approximately 1/3 as fun as the Porsche 918 spyder.

Using facts as an argument... How rude.

So this is why Linux desktop is awesome and without bugs?

I was at Microsoft HQ in Norway today. They gave me cake... so they are not utterly evil.

It seems you are waging a war that nobody will notices. Why do you think anyone at Microsoft would care if you firewall off the updates? It will just make your network less secure. Why do you even have Windows 10 if you dislike it so much?

I agree with you. Most of the answers I see under here are from the same people you address in your post. Most people do not care about the operating system, and they never will, and they should be free not to care. They do not want configurability, package repositories, terminal windows and a GUI that changes fundamentally every few years (that is why Windows 8 was a disaster). They just want to do what they are required to and then go and live their normal lives.

You are probably right :)

When did "Doing exactly what you want in an intuitive way is a basic function of any software.”? I thought that was the holy grail of software. I have still not used one source control system that I found hard to use and in my experience git-repos get messed-up more often than others (might be because they are the most common). Some devs seems to have problem understanding remotes and rebase.

I do not understand why many developers feel so strongly about versions control systems. I wonder if carpenters feel the same way about hammers or if developers are just way to opinionated...

Because adding another field makes it more complicated and why do that when you can KISS?

Who cares about professionals? Everyone I know want one, artist or not. The studio part is just marketing to make it seem even more special. I will be like the MacBook Pro, mostly used by over payed script kiddies and teenagers, not the professionals.