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		shawn on Sept 22, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Programming Language Underdog Java is just as fast or faster than C++ most of the time. No one who writes high performance code for a living makes that claim. It's true though. https://lmax-exchange.github.io/disruptor/files/Disruptor-1....

sarchertech on Sept 22, 2018 [–]

Java is fast enough that the increased programmer productivity of the GC and other features wins out in many cases. People aren't choosing Java over C++ because it results in generally more performant code.

How many AAA game engines are written in Java?

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