|
As a Java fanboy, I have to disagree with the comment that Java is slow. That *used* to be the case, but in the majority of cases it's roughly on par with C and C++. While you're right it's compiled at runtime, the JVM can be far more intellegent about the system when executing the code than a stand-alone C app can. Throw in garbage collection, and you see a significant improvement.
I will cavet this by saying that AWT and Swing are the exception, as they tend to be slow. So if you judge Java by graphical applications, then yes, Java is slow.
|