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Is Java even a "systems programming" language? I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until

Is Java even a "systems programming" language? I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until recently.

pjmlp 8mo ago
Depends if one considers writing compilers, linkers, JITs, database engines, and running bare metal on embedded real time systems "systems programming".
- tpoacher 8mo ago
  so, "yes", but with added sarcasm? :D