It seems a bit silly to compare syntax of these two languages, when the thing that makes them what they are is their class libraries. So as you can see, they'r

It seems a bit silly to compare syntax of these two languages, when the thing that makes them what they are is their class libraries. So as you can see, they're nearly identical in syntax. But that doesn't mean they're even similar in terms of being suitable for a given task. I'd like to see a comparison of Java's standard class libraries as compared to .NET. How do you open a file in each? Execute a stored procedure and spin thru the returned recordset. That's where the interesting stuff lies, and where the ecosystems diverge.