title: Convert Java to C# with a tool, or manually?
body: <p>I have a Java project which I'd like to convert to C#, and after looking here and elsewhere found out about a tool, <a href="http://developer.db4o.com/Blogs/Product/tabid/167/entryid/95/Default.aspx" rel="noreferrer"><strong>Sharpen</strong></a>. </p>
  
  <p>However, in order to get it up and running (I'm new to Java) the site linked above describes grabbing the source and building it as a plugin to the Eclipse IDE, which I'd rather not do since I don't ordinarily do Java.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know whether a standalone EXE exists which can simply utilize Sharpen to take a given Java project and run it through the wringer to convert it to C#? Or are Java and C# similar enough that it should be pretty straightforward to just port the code over to .NET manually?</p>