Why didn't MS follow this Java convention when designing C#?

[StormRider]

In C#, I noticed that methods are capitalized. Like in Console.WriteLine(). In Java, methods are in lower case like Console.writeLine().

I like the Java way better because it makes it easy to distinguish class members that are functions and those that are objects. If a class contains an object as a member, then that object is capitalized. If class contains a function (method) then that function is lower cased.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Because in C++ it's usually the other way around in a class, lowercase for data members, uppercase for functions / methods.

 

[MrChad]

Because C# != Java?

 

[oog]

so you can implement properties that store their data in a member variable of the same name but with a different case? the Name property could have its value in a member variable called "name".

 

[Alternex]

You've got bigger problems on your hands if you can't distinguish between a member and a method