Re: JXTA for ObjC (was: Re: a simple program)

[Richard Frith-Macdonald]

On Friday, August 17, 2001, at 06:29 PM, Frederic wrote:

> Hi Aurelien,
>
> > Now JXTA for ObjC pros:
> >
> > - ObjC is arguably faster than Java;
>
> I don't fully agree with that statement. Most JVM have made huge 
> progresses
> and the gap between the two languages has considerably decreased.
> Of course, this is based on my personal experience and does not 
> necessarily
> match your experience.

I have found ObjC code to be MUCH faster under Linux/Intel than Java code
running with the Sun JVM.  Certainly it's a lot easier to optimise ObjC
code as the language lets you get closer to the hardware - but I think
that for naive, unoptimised code there is little inherent difference .

In most cases the actual coding/design and the programmers understanding
of the performance issues involved in a particular software solution are
hugely more significant than the language used.