What can I do with Java and C++ that I can't do with JavaScript? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mattias Petter Johansson.

C++ precompiled headers are compiler- and platform-specific. And C++ requires a large amount of source to be shipped in order to compile against it. Java defers platform-specific stuff to the runtime.

JavaScript, Python, Java, TypeScript and C# are the most widely used programming languages in GitHub projects, according to GitHub's 2022 Octoverse report. The list of top programming languages on ...

C++ 23, a planned upgrade to the popular programming language, is now feature-complete, with capabilities such as standard library module support.On the horizon is a subsequent release, dubbed C++ 26.

Java string comparison comes to mind. The newest, hottest language on the market, at version 1.0, “we’re working on adding features”, might not be popular 2 years from now.

Both the original version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Bedrock Edition were written in, you guessed it, C++, allowing for implementations and features that Java couldn't always achieve.

Java or C++, Full stack or Front end: The programming languages and developer jobs that pay you the most Written by Steve Ranger, Global News Director Jan. 29, 2020 at 6:29 a.m. PT ...

So, what could be more natural than being able to write Java methods using C++ and using standard C++ syntax for access to Java fields and calls to Java methods? Because they use the same calling ...

In April 2020, Java gave up its No. 1 spot to C o on the TIOBE index. Later, in 2021, Python became unstoppable and surpassed Java as well. Now, based on its sharp rise in June, it looks like C++ ...

Are programmers in C/C++ more preferred at Google than programmers in Java? This question was originally answered on Quora by Gayle Laakmann McDowell.