This. Java is almost as fast as C++ safer for the average bear, and IMHO easier in the maintenance phase. I make that last point because I think new people com

This. Java is almost as fast as C++ safer for the average bear, and IMHO easier in the maintenance phase. I make that last point because I think new people coming into large C++ projects often take longer to ramp up and understand the code than in large Java code bases. But that is purely anecdotal.