that's not been my experience at all. I've found that Godot works exceptionally well with C#, and I've felt zero pressure to use GDScript. It integrates really well with Rider too, which is the C# IDE I use. Even when there's places online that use GDScript examples, they tend to translate pretty much directly 1:1 to C#.
Visual studio 2026 offers a one time perpetual license for $500. It's not advertised at all and the hyperlink to it seems to shift constantly. I think if more people knew about this option, VS would have a significantly better reputation around here. $500 isn't cheap but it's a one time deal. If I hadn't discovered this I'd probably be looking for other options too.
