@KirillOsenkov This is another good moment to point out that folk who are still on .NET 4.x for reasons of inertia should seriously consider migrating to .NET 8.x just for the perf wins (especially if you rent compute).

The biggest pain points will be legacy dependencies - especially on things like commercial control libraries. There's usually a supported path, but you may need to hop through a few interim .NET versions to get from where you are to their V.current.

@newstephie

Don't forget that most of that aid is in the form of either existing physical equipment or loan guarantees.

That, of course, is a reason it should not be used an excuse for cutting other social provision - it isn't the same sort of spending at all.

But we can't compare the two directly.