For years I've been waiting for someone to make Java run as fast as C++. This does exactly the opposite: it makes C++ run as slow as Java. Great, now the worst things about C++ (goofy syntax, poor object orientation) is thoughtfully combined with the worst thing about Java (horribly slow, incompatible VMs).
As a developer of software in which execution speed it absolutely crucial, "Compile once, run anywhere" doesn't mean a damn thing to me if it runs slow. "Compile n times, run on n platforms" is what I *really* want. If we only had decent NATIVE code Java compilers for every platform upon which Java runs, I'd be happy.
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For years I've been waiting for someone to make Java run as fast as C++. This does exactly the opposite: it makes C++ run as slow as Java. Great, now the worst things about C++ (goofy syntax, poor object orientation) is thoughtfully combined with the worst thing about Java (horribly slow, incompatible VMs).
As a developer of software in which execution speed it absolutely crucial, "Compile once, run anywhere" doesn't mean a damn thing to me if it runs slow. "Compile n times, run on n platforms" is what I *really* want. If we only had decent NATIVE code Java compilers for every platform upon which Java runs, I'd be happy.
--Mnem