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human
Is C# really that much better than Java?

Hi reddit,

I am a CS student and one of my fellow students always keeps saying how much better C# is than Java and what a bad language Java is overall. 

Is he right? Are there any objective arguments/proofs that show that C# is superior to Java? What is your opinion?
gpt
Programming language slap fights aren't worth participating in. They're tools, and you don't see hammer people getting in fights with screwdriver or wrench people. 

If something you need to do is particularly well supported in C#, like making a Windows app or something use it. If you need to work with Cassandra or Zookeeper or something, Java is probably a better choice.

Java and C# are basically the same anyways, going from those to something farther out like Rust, Elm, or Erlang is going to be more fun and educational in the long term.