> my rule of thumb is that writing performant Java is about 10x harder than writing memory-safe C++. This is a bold claim. The JVM is incredibly good at gener

> my rule of thumb is that writing performant Java is about 10x harder than writing memory-safe C++. This is a bold claim. The JVM is incredibly good at generating fast code, to the point that even naively written Java is guaranteed to run in the ballpark of C/C++. Writing memory safe C++... good luck with that one, especially as soon as you start using external libraries where memory ownership becomes very blurred.