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Right tool for the job and all that. Linux is mostly C. So is MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and what not because these are foundational pieces of software. For fou
by elai 18y ago
Right tool for the job and all that. Linux is mostly C. So is MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and what not because these are foundational pieces of software. For foundational pieces, it can be worth it to concentrate on performance. Youtube uses a combination of python and C for example.
- henning 18y agoerr, that doesn't square very well with the usual chorus of "java is dead" that prevails on sites like this. disagreeing by downmodding is the death of reddit-like sites, by the way.