I worked in both C# and Java. And other languages. Resuming C# and Java to "GC languages with lots of libraries" doesn't accurately depict neither C#, nor Java.
Since we discuss C# here, it is a good jack of all trades language where you can do almost anything, with decent performance, low boilerplate. It's easy to read, easy to learn and you have libraries for everything you need, excellent documentation and plenty of tutorials and examples. A great thing is that for every task and domain there is a good library or framework that most developers use, so you don't have to ask yourself what to use and how and you find a lot of documentation, tutorials and help for everything.
Java it's a bit more boiler plate-y, had a bit less features and ease of use and had many libraries and frameworks that did the same thing. Had Java been better, Kotlin wouldn't need to be invented.
>Want GC lang with lots of libraries? Use Java.
Want a fast to develop and easy to use language? Just use C#.
>Want GC free lang with safety? Use Rust.
Want a language which you can use for almost eveything? Web front-end, web backend, services, microcontrollers, games, desktop and mobile? Use C#.
>Otherwise just use C. Or C++.
Or whatever works for you. Whatever you like, find fun and makes you a productive and happy developer. There is nothing wrong in using C or C++. Or Python. Or Haskell.
Since we discuss C# here, it is a good jack of all trades language where you can do almost anything, with decent performance, low boilerplate. It's easy to read, easy to learn and you have libraries for everything you need, excellent documentation and plenty of tutorials and examples. A great thing is that for every task and domain there is a good library or framework that most developers use, so you don't have to ask yourself what to use and how and you find a lot of documentation, tutorials and help for everything.
Java it's a bit more boiler plate-y, had a bit less features and ease of use and had many libraries and frameworks that did the same thing. Had Java been better, Kotlin wouldn't need to be invented.
>Want GC lang with lots of libraries? Use Java. Want a fast to develop and easy to use language? Just use C#.
>Want GC free lang with safety? Use Rust. Want a language which you can use for almost eveything? Web front-end, web backend, services, microcontrollers, games, desktop and mobile? Use C#.
>Otherwise just use C. Or C++. Or whatever works for you. Whatever you like, find fun and makes you a productive and happy developer. There is nothing wrong in using C or C++. Or Python. Or Haskell.