What do you think of C# ?

Question

..."I have no comments on C# as a language. It will take a lot to persuade me that the world needs yet another proprietary language. It will be especially hard to persuade me that it needs a language that is closely integrated with a specific proprietary operating system.
If you want to write exclusively for the .Net platform, C# isn't the worst alternative, but remember that C++ is a strongly supported - though less strongly hyped..."
http://www.stroustrup.com/bs_faq.html#Csharp

Answer 1

C# exists because it allows us to do smaller/simpler tasks without wasting too much resources/time.
Imagine trying to make a simple calculator in C++ and C#. Both gets the job done but it is easier using C#.