Java > Scala

[Mirko Pilger]

> I assume you're on some sort of 10GB multi-core machine as most Java users
> have to be on, in which case: 12 sec startup is ridiculously slow. Even on
> 2GB x64 dual-core, that's still very, very slow.

just to throw some numbers in. out of curiosity i have done a fresh 
install of eclipse on an 2GB, 3ghz, dual core, x86, windows xp sp3.

starting up and opening an empty project takes about 4 sec with eclipse. 
in comparison visual d (plugin for visual studio shell 2008) starts 
immediately without any noticeable delay.