Subj : Re: OO compilers and efficiency
To   : comp.programming
From : Jon Harrop
Date : Wed Jul 20 2005 01:40 pm

Chris Dollin wrote:
> Jussi Jumppanen wrote:
>> IMHO this is exactly why interpreter based languages like Java,
>> Pyhton, C# are becoming ever more popular.
> 
> I would describe neither Java nor C# as "interpreter based".
> You'd have had a case for Java a few years back; but what
> realistic Java implementation nowadays doesn't JIT in some
> way?

Languages can no longer be classified as interpreted, JIT or compiled.
However, I think it is fair to say that Java and C# are often as slow as
interpreted languages, e.g. OCaml byte-code.

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Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy
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