If it matters, I happen to agree with you, as what you said holds true for Java-vs-C as well as for C#-vs-C. For Java-vs-C#, I hold my ground :-) I tend to ha

If it matters, I happen to agree with you, as what you said holds true for Java-vs-C as well as for C#-vs-C. For Java-vs-C#, I hold my ground :-) I tend to hack up Perl-like tools in C# these days, using a small regexp-centric framework that also handles command line parsing. It's not much more code, and I feel better about it in my current community.