Re: Choice of programming language


Rob McDonald wrote:

Java isn't slow by definition. It is slow by dogma. Google around,
you'll find as many modern benchmarks showing it is faster than C or
Fortran as it is slower.

How interpreter can be faster than native code? Surely it can be
arranged intentionally or due to lack of expertise but bottom line is;
the off line compilation has far more time to build optimal sequence of
CPU instructions than interpreter has.

Thanks,
Stefan

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