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Performance is not just about the language; Scala and Clojure can be just as fast as Java on the Oracle JVM or OpenJDK. The Android Dalvik VM is just incredibly
by logicchains 12y ago
Performance is not just about the language; Scala and Clojure can be just as fast as Java on the Oracle JVM or OpenJDK. The Android Dalvik VM is just incredibly ineffective at optimisation compared to a real JVM, and Google has done little to improve it. Things might change with the new ART VM, however.
- Touche 12y agoClojure's startup time is super slow even on the JVM. Here's a good analysis of why: http://nicholaskariniemi.github.io/2014/02/25/clojure-bootstrapping.html http://nicholaskariniemi.github.io/2014/02/25/clojure-bootst...