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Subject: Re: Java versus C Speed Comparison

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 10:33:24 01/06/03

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On January 06, 2003 at 12:36:19, Graham Laight wrote:

>Java is a compiled language - it ought to be nearly as quick as C.

It's only compiled to byte code, not machine code, so there is still some
interpreted-like behavior going on. I have heard that Java is about 2x as slow
as its C/C++ equivalent. One additional thing that I think will slow Stuart down
is that he is using bitboards in Java. I have never tried myself, but I have
always heard that bitboards in Java are slow (when compared to bitboards in
C/C++).





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