Here's what I've learned over 20 years of working with both C++ and Java (and more years before that with C++): As a rule of thumb, when you convert optimized C++ to Java, the code is about 3x ...

The Java compiler was originally written in C, using some C++ libraries. Later JVM releases added a JIT compiler to speed up the interpreter. The current Java compiler is written in Java, although ...

Java has more approachable build tools like Ant and Maven, while C++’s Make and NMake are considered less so. 4 Simplicity of Source Code and Artifacts C++ splits source into header and ...

In contrast, C++-- a language which Java is often compared to -- is statically typed. It is the dynamic nature of the Java language that often gets users worried about possible speed issues. With an ...

MicroEJ's VEE combines C/C++ and Java into a single protected, containerized solution. MicroEJ added Managed C to its VEE framework. C code runs in a protected container (right) versus the ...