The link you gave was analysed and Go code fixed by Russ. See this: https://blog.golang.org/profiling-go-programs https://blog.golang.org/profiling-go-programs

The link you gave was analysed and Go code fixed by Russ. See this: https://blog.golang.org/profiling-go-programs https://blog.golang.org/profiling-go-programs Better and updated link for benchmark is following: http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/compare.php?lang=go&lang2=scala http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u64q/compare.php?lan... Here are web related benchmarks: https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/#section=data-r13&hw=ph&test=db&l=4fsz5r https://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/#section=data-r13&hw=... Following link details for Java memory bloat: https://www.cs.virginia.edu/kim/publicity/pldi09tutorials/memory-efficient-java-tutorial.pdf https://www.cs.virginia.edu/kim/publicity/pldi09tutorials/me... In short Java memory bloat is not myth but well known fact.