[nolok]

I hardly disagree with the first part of your statement, but the second half it should be noted that Microsoft hired the designer in chief of the delphi language at the time to design c#

[pjmlp]

Actually he went to Microsoft based on referrals from ex-Borland working at Microsoft.

From his own words, https://behindthetech.libsynpro.com/001-anders-hejlsberg-a-c...

[andsoitis]

> Microsoft hired the designer in chief of the delphi language at the time to design c#

... and Anders Hejlsberg continues to be the lead architect of C# and is also core developer of TypeScript!

[pjmlp]

C# lead architect is Mads Torgersen. Anders Hejlsberg nowadays only has a consulting role.