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It certainly is when the startup time and general memory usage of the JVM is taken into account.
by azakus 16y ago
It certainly is when the startup time and general memory usage of the JVM is taken into account.
- kls 16y agoRight, V8 is a really well written runtime with some amazing accomplishments in it, I say that because I don't want what I am about to say to detract from that fact. While it is true that Node.js/V8 is fast and in some areas faster than the JVM, one has to remember that Node.js is a very light framework. You don't have all of the underlining runtime support that you get with the JVM. They are kind of different philosophies, where the JVM supports a robust runtime (it's all bolted together for you). Node.js/V8 is a very spartan runtime (you bolt on what you want/need). This certainly has an effect on resource utilization and speed. That bring said, I like runtimes that I can bolt together. I hope WebOS does well under it's new stewardship. We need variety in this space.