Levi Pearson wrote:
Most user-interactive desktop applications aren't really dealing with
'raw speed', whatever that means. I'm not really sure where the
slowness of modern desktop applications comes from, but I'd point the
finger at the mountains of code beneath the surface before I pointed
at the language implementations at the foundation. When it comes to
raw calculating speed, Java and C# are actually pretty fast these
days. It's when you need to do custom memory handling for good
performance that C++ wins.
I agree with all your points, but wanted to comment on the one above.
We might get a glimpse into who wins the Java vs. C++ desktop
application performance battle once Qt Jambi is more mature. That'll
eliminate the "mountains of code" and provide an apples-to-apples
comparison of languages I hope.
--Dave
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