[3580] in java-interest
Re: Java is not slow ! (was: Introduction to Java - Questions)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Lorton)
Thu Nov 16 17:28:52 1995
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:17:20 -0800
From: Michael Lorton <mlorton@eshop.com>
To: Anselm.BairdSmith@inria.fr
Cc: alfv@xetron2.xetron.com, java-interest@java.Eng.Sun.COM
In-Reply-To: <199511160948.KAA15231@houdon.inria.fr> (message from Anselm Baird_smith on Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:48:39 +0100)
> Lots of people have been arguing about Java slowness. Well, I don't
> think it is fair to just say "Java is slow". Has anyone benchmarked Java
> against other interpreters ?
The standard is NOT "other interpreters", the standard is other
languages. The interpreter is an implementation detail of no interest
to the user.
Remember, the person who buys a 3/8" drill-bit does not want a 3/8"
drill-bit, he wants a 3/8" hole.
The person who runs a Java program does not want an interpreter, she
wants whatever-it-is DONE.
There is, however, a whole range of valid questions about whether a
user could detect the difference between a fast language and a slow
one in most application programs and whether the decrease cost and
improved quality of an application written in a otherwise better
language might compensate for any perceived delay.
M.
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