On Mar 5, 8:35=A0pm, apple2fr...{at}gmail.com wrote:
> This is true in theory; however in practice I have yet to experience
> any Java program running more quickly (or with less memory) than an
> equivalent C++ program on any platform.

Experience away. I hope you'll excuse a C example:
http://bytonic.de/html/benchmarks.html
(Top right data cell.)

I have yet to see a C++ program as easily and safely refactored, or a C
++ framework for web development, dependency injection etc that is as
productive and scalable as is readily accomplished in contemporary
Java.

Really, your harpooning of Java and likening of it to C++ for dummies
is quite unnecessary here. I'm sure we all agree that choice of
language depends on many things, and each has strengths and weaknesses
in various domains.

Cheers,
Nick.
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