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Java also did it with 25x worse VM start times, 25x more security vulns, and a 25x more greedy and terrible company behind it (eventually). The legendary GC pau
by seanp2k2 9y ago
Java also did it with 25x worse VM start times, 25x more security vulns, and a 25x more greedy and terrible company behind it (eventually). The legendary GC pause never helped. "Write once, run anywhere" then ironically becomes the specialty of Java...script.
- nine_k 9y agoIt was when 4 MB RAM was what a typical desktop had. Sun was inept in many regards, but not terribly greedy. I don't see how JS doesn't magically have GC pauses. WebAssembly doesn't have a GC built-in, so it may host a pauseless process.
- octalmage 9y agohttp://javascriptisnotjava.io http://javascriptisnotjava.io