Comment by j45
2 years ago
Java is likely the most optimized part of the stack.
Many startups move up to the jam when there is little else that has optimized performance and efficiency like the jvm for 20-30 years.
Of courses this is a moot conversation if you’ve never used Java at scale. Apple and others are Java houses.
Java is entirely performant if you treat it right, and many of the problems with GC in J8 are fixed in later versions.
You can push Java very far.
Of course you can also write horribly ugly code in it.
You can write horribly ugly code in most languages.
But the secret of JVM existing as an option is eventually learned by most who scale.