Where are the C# communities and enthusiasts?

kytrinyx commented 6 years ago

As we move towards the launch of the new version of Exercism we are going to be ramping up on actively recruiting people to help provide feedback.

Our goal is to get to 100%: everyone who submits a solution and wants feedback should get feedback. Good feedback. You can read more about this aspect of the new site here: http://mentoring.exercism.io/

To do this, we're going to need a lot more information about where we can find language enthusiasts.

Is C# supported by one or more large organizations?
Does C# have an official community manager?
Do you know of specific communities (online or offline) that are enthusiastic about C#? (Chat communities, forums, meetups, student clubs, etc)
Are there popular conferences for C#? (If so, what are some examples?)
Are there any organizations who are targeted specifically at getting certain subgroups or demographics interested in C#? (e.g. kids, teenagers, career changers, people belonging to various groups that are typically underrepresented in tech?)
Are there specific groups or programs dedicated to mentoring people in C#?
Are there popular newsletters for C#?
Is C# taught at programming bootcamps? (If so, what are some examples?)
Is C# taught at universities? (If so, what are some examples?)

In other words: where do people care a lot and/or know a lot about C#?

This is part of the project being tracked in https://github.com/exercism/meta/issues/103

ErikSchierboom commented 6 years ago

Is C# supported by one or more large organizations?

Yes, it is supported by Microsoft. Also, Samsung has been investing a lot in .NET Core, as their Tizen software runs on it. We used to have Xamarin as a medium-to-large organization supporting C#, but they have been acquisitioned by Microsoft.

Does C# have an official community manager?

I don't know.

Do you know of specific communities (online or offline) that are enthusiastic about C#? (Chat communities, forums, meetups, student clubs, etc)

Well, people on StackOverflow are often quite positive about C#. There are also the .NET foundation forums.

Are there popular conferences for C#? (If so, what are some examples?)

There are the NDC conferences, Microsoft Build, dotnetConf, and many more. A nice overview can be found here.

Are there any organizations who are targeted specifically at getting certain subgroups or demographics interested in C#? (e.g. kids, teenagers, career changers, people belonging to various groups that are typically underrepresented in tech?)

There is the Women in Tech community.