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In my experience C# is just a better language than Java (which isn't suprising, as C# was made just to be a better Java clone). Things like

  * value types (instead of boxing)
  * no type erasure
  * runtime exceptions
  * dynamic/duck typing
  * operator overloading (try working with arbitrary length decimals in Java)

just solve a lot of the small headaches of everyday programming.

That said, I still prefer Java because of the ecosystem and newer JVM languages like Clojure and Scala might just make Java irrelevant.

I've worked with C# and .NET for years. I agree that C# is a great language. I prefer working with the JVM and Linux ecosystems, though. On my latest project I decided to use Scala for the backend. I have access to a wealth of great libraries and services, and I actually prefer working with Scala than with C#.

Scala has all of those things, plus typeclasses, for comprehensions and scoped duck typing.

C#'s a somewhat better language, but I'm not sure there's enough in it to justify the ecosystem deficit, and, yep, Scala is there if you want it.

Scala has replaced Java most of our new projects.

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