อ้างอิงภาพรวมจาก[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_C_Sharp_and_Java|บทความในวิกิพีเดีย]]


  * closure support: 
    * delegates and anonymous functions in C#
    * anonymous class in Java

  * generics

  * other language features

  * languages as platforms
    * vm as bases for other language implementations
      * IronPython/IronRuby vs. Jython/JRuby
    * software ecosystem