>> The amount of vitriol Java receives in the game development space is rather strong. I think this is because of the way it handles memory. It's like the clu

>> The amount of vitriol Java receives in the game development space is rather strong. I think this is because of the way it handles memory. It's like the clunkiness of C++ without the power to optimize. Also, compared to python it is fast, but not compared to C or Rust. That said, for 99% of applications the Java garbage collector is safe and tends to produce reliable code. The article is right in that Java is an extremely useful language with good tools. Games are an edge case.