"If you exclude the well performing languages java performs excellently." But that is what I think OP means. It isn't top tier performance, but it is in the se

"If you exclude the well performing languages java performs excellently." But that is what I think OP means. It isn't top tier performance, but it is in the second tier which I wouldn't argue for qualifying for "relatively good". FWIW I find that languages tend to fall into a couple rough performance groups: - Native at about x1 performance: C, C++, Rust, Fortran - Compiled GC at about 2x performance: Java, Go, Haskell, Lisp - Dynamic at 20-50x native performance: Python, Ruby... JS is a weird one that varies a lot depending on your workload and can sometimes look similar to compiled GC performance.