My experience with .NET goes back to the days MSFT sent CDs with documentation written in red only to select partners, while the rest of the world was unaware of Ext-VOS project outcome.
The difference between us, is that my professional existence is not tied to praise .NET folks for everything they do.
Everything that Microsoft ships on Visual Studio is part of .NET, without yes and buts.
This is the exact problem. It ails many very senior engineers - the circumstances have changed, but they continue on insisting it is still 2010 (in this particular case, closer to 2004). But hey, you were lucky enough for the problem to not cause significant issues, minor loss for the colleagues notwithstanding, good on you!
The difference between us, is that my professional existence is not tied to praise .NET folks for everything they do.
Everything that Microsoft ships on Visual Studio is part of .NET, without yes and buts.