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Subject: Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow?

Author: Daniel Clausen

Date: 01:31:11 11/15/02

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On November 14, 2002 at 20:15:44, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>Also JAVA will *never* be as fast as c(++), no *matter* the implementation.

Care to elaborate on that? What 'feature of Java' or 'language construct'
doesn't allow Java to be as fast as C++?

The only thing I can see at the moment is the fact that in Java all methods are
virtual, whereas in C++ you can (I'd say 'have to') define which methods are
virtual and which are not. But the speed advantage of non-virtual methods is not
really that big... (basically it's just one more pointer-indirection)

Btw: The speed of Java is not as bad as many believe. But somehow it stays in
peoples heads forever, no matter what. Similarly to cookies in web-programming,
which will stay 'dangerous' for all time.

Sargon

• Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Eugene Nalimov 18:36:27 11/15/02
  • Thanks! (n/t) Daniel Clausen 06:20:17 11/17/02
• Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Robert Hyatt 14:46:22 11/15/02
  • Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Pfammatter Rene 04:39:28 11/16/02
• Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Dann Corbit 02:22:44 11/15/02
  • Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Daniel Clausen 02:56:00 11/15/02
    • Re: Can a Programming Language Cause Engines to be Slow? Dann Corbit 10:52:08 11/15/02

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