Whoa... how did this discussion suddenly become religious?
I daresay the readership of this group is here because they see a future
for Java beyond its current problems. As a fan of both Java and Perl, I
have absolutely no need to resolve the which-is-faster-and-better
question once and for all; I use the tool that best solves the problem.
I decided to stop waiting for the perfect tool/environment in favor of
squeezing off a few more projects before I reach retirement age a few
decades from now.
Nathan
John Goerzen wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 08:03:26PM -0500, Daniel W. Dulitz x108 wrote:
>
> > John, you wonder about the technical advantages of Java. Java is all
> > about balancing easy to write and easy to read code against runtime
> > performance. Think C versus assembly language. And the real question
> > is, "Is the runtime performance of Java adequate?" For all but the
> > tiniest web servers, the answer is yes. Is servlet development time
>
> This is not really the point. The point is that for a heavily-loaded
> server, even a small difference in performance can make a tremendous
> difference in the system -- possibly the difference between running well and
> not running at all.
