Re: Help me!! Why java is so popular

Arne Vajhøj wrote:
raddog58c wrote:
On Feb 11, 12:22 am, Lew <l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Because JVM optimizations are global and dynamic, whereas compile-time
optimizations are more local and static, the JVM may actually achieve
significantly better performance because it follows different
analysis paths. This could, and according to what I've read, does
achieve far better performance than "C optimally compiled" code.

Fair enough, but the key words are "may" and "could" -- often they
will not,

We are impressed by your argumentation technique.

You are basically arguing that "Java is slow because it is slow".

I don't think he is, you know.

It is legitimate to ask, in response to a claim[*] that <such and such> a
technique /can/ have an advantage, how often, and by how much, that advantage
manifests in practice.

Scepticism != blind prejudice.

-- chris

[*] or even proof.


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