[neonsunset]

This kind of response is a common issue .NET has to deal with. C# is not Java, I wish it was tongue in cheek but I keep having to seriously respond to these, as unfortunate as it is.

First OSS version of .NET was released 8 years ago.

Java is much higher level and much more OOP focused language than C# of today, which is multi-paradigm and exposes a lot of low-level features when needed, and is implemented under the hood way closer to the likes of C++ and Rust.

The difference in quality is dependent on the context. If a company is a pure Java shop that lives and breathes Apache projects - sure. Not so much or opposite otherwise.