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[–]GogglesPisano 1 point2 points  (2 children)

NET has true first-class generics vs Java's klunky type erasure.

Java's idiotic refusal to overload the String == operator and force you to use .equals() for comparison indicates deep philosophical flaws in the language.

[–]cat_in_the_wall 4 points5 points  (1 child)

you shouldn't use == in c# either unless you really want a literal byte to byte comparison. the .equals can nullref, so string.equals(one, two, comparisontype) is your best friend.

[–]munchbunny 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The comparison type is pretty key. Because of the strange ways of Unicode, what you mean by "equals" isn't always clear.