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> Clojure's memory consumption is extreme, which excludes it from many realms of software development. Is this solely because it runs on the JVM? Because per t
by canttestthis 14y ago
> Clojure's memory consumption is extreme, which excludes it from many realms of software development.
Is this solely because it runs on the JVM? Because per the alioth comparison tests, Java 7 uses much less memory than Clojure too.
- tibbe 14y agoDynamic languages typically also have to pay a price for carrying around type tags and having everything be heap allocated.
- rabidsnail 14y agoThose costs are the same as Java's in Clojure's case.