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On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 09:43:40 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:

> I don't really agree that C# is easier. You still have to develop a
> mental model of the language and master adjunct frameworks like .NET.

I find C# to be much like Python. You do have to learn the language but it 
is a greater level of abstraction.  For example you can create a 
HttpClient() and

using HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(url);
response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
string responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
var options = new JsonDocumentOptions { AllowTrailingCommas = true };
JsonDocument document = JsonDocument.Parse(responseBody, options);
JsonElement results = document.RootElement.GetProperty("results");
foreach (JsonElement result in results.EnumerateArray()) {
    do stuff
}

In C the https transaction itself is about 100 lines of code after you get 
through messing around with the OpenSSL library.  Then you get into 
parsing the JSON response.