[V3] Add tags

[ErikSchierboom]

With the tags specification finalized, we can now add these tags to the C# track's config.json file.

[ErikSchierboom]

Paradigms

• paradigm/declarative: the language supports a declarative style of programming
• paradigm/functional: the language supports a function style of programming
• paradigm/imperative: the language supports an imperative style of programming
• paradigm/object_oriented: the language supports an object-oriented style of programming

The declarative bit mainly comes from LINQ I feel.

Typing

• typing/static: the language uses static typing
• typing/strong: the language uses strong typing

Execution mode

• execution_mode/compiled: code is compiled first before being executed

I considered adding - execution_mode/interpreted too, as C# is also interpreted. What do you think?

Platform

• platform/windows: runs on Windows
• platform/mac: runs on Mac
• platform/linux: runs on Linux
• platform/ios: runs on iOS
• platform/android: runs on Android
• platform/web: runs on Browser

The web part comes from Blazor running on WebAssembly.

Runtime

• runtime/clr: runs on Common Language Runtime (.NET)

Used for

• used_for/backends: Backends
• used_for/cross_platform_development: Cross-platform development
• used_for/games: Games
• used_for/guis: GUIs
• used_for/mobile: Mobile
• used_for/web_development: Web development

I was unsure whether to add the used_for/frontends tag.

[mikedamay]

paradigm/declarative: the language supports a declarative style of programming

For me, declarative languages are the likes of SQL and XSLT. I can't find much support on the web which seems to have delarative==functional but does not include C#. If you're wedded to it, I won't bang on but if it's based on LINQ query syntax then I would say that this is not widely used and I don't see it much in mentoring.

[mikedamay]

Are you excluding typing/dynamic as too niche? ditto runtime/standalone_executable?

[mikedamay]

I considered adding - execution_mode/interpreted too, as C# is also interpreted. What do you think?

I'm not keen

[mikedamay]

I was unsure whether to add the used_for/frontends tag.

I say - include. I see about a hundred UK positions on indeed.com for the search C# frontend.

[ErikSchierboom]

For me, declarative languages are the likes of SQL and XSLT. I can't find much support on the web which seems to have delarative==functional but does not include C#. If you're wedded to it, I won't bang on but if it's based on LINQ query syntax then I would say that this is not widely used and I don't see it much in mentoring.

No I'm not wedded to it. It is a relatively minor part of the language. I can quite easily find resources stating it is declarative, but I'm fine with omitting it as it is not a core strength of C#.

Are you excluding typing/dynamic as too niche? ditto runtime/standalone_executable?

I am. The dynamic typing stuff is hardly used as far as I can tell, and the same goes with the standalone executable. The latter is more fuzzy though, as you can do single file deploys now quite easily. So 🤷

I'm not keen

Okay, let's omit it.

I say - include. I see about a hundred UK positions on indeed.com for the search C# frontend.

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