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Java's picking up steam again. 8 and 9 released recently, OpenJDK is every bit as good as Oracle JDK, it's as fast as C++ these days, I'd guess a lot of librar

by Mikeb85 10y ago

Java's picking up steam again. 8 and 9 released recently, OpenJDK is every bit as good as Oracle JDK, it's as fast as C++ these days, I'd guess a lot of libraries and things being rewritten for a new generation - eliminating old cruft, and starting new projects in modern Java.

axlee 10y ago
Do you know of a good resource to catch up on this "modern" Java for someone who dropped it in the early 00's?
- easychewie 10y ago
  http://clojure.org/ http://clojure.org/ :)
duneroadrunner 10y ago
> it's as fast as C++ these days And C++ is as safe as Java these days. [1] I wonder which claim is more optimistic. :) [1] shameless plug: https://github.com/duneroadrunner/SaferCPlusPlus https://github.com/duneroadrunner/SaferCPlusPlus