Java > Scala

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 12/18/11 5:15 PM, Somedude wrote:
> Here is the kind of performance you can expect from the JVM: a factor of
> 2.5x to native C++.
> That's from the Box2D physics game engine.
>
> http://blog.j15r.com/2011/12/for-those-unfamiliar-with-it-box2d-is.html
>
> This is very much in line with what the The Computer Language Benchmark
> Game gives (and I've come to realize by experience that it's actually
> quite accurate when evaluating maximum speed for languages) and very
> much what I've come to expect in practice.

2.5x-3x in speed is the number that I've seen most aired. I'm not sure 
about memory consumption.

Andrei