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So, according to pg, where do C++ and Java fit? "Average" category or "performance"? I think he has deliberately avoided mentioning these.

• philwelch 13y ago
  pg on Java: http://www.paulgraham.com/javacover.html http://www.paulgraham.com/javacover.html
  • posharma 13y ago
    Never mind that most of the current big data tools are written in java: hdfs, hbase, kafka, flume, etc, etc, Netflix, LinkedIn and many other recent highly successful companies run their high performance empire entirely on java.
    • philwelch 13y ago
      Well, that's pg's opinion, not necessarily mine.
      • posharma 13y ago
        oh yeah, i meant to pick on java's opinion in general, not you :)
    • rmrfrmrf 13y ago
      Never mind the fact that all of his original points still stand to this day.
      • philwelch 13y ago
        For many applications, Java is simply the best programming language we have available. Alas.