D vs. C#

[Bruno Medeiros]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Robert Fraser wrote:
>> Right now in-flight optimization rarely makes code that runs faster,
>> but it's a new technology. In 10 years, I'm guessing that most code
>> will run equally fast under a VM as native, and another 10 and the VM
>> will be superior. Especially as multi-core architectures become more
>> popular, I think this will be a big issue (since the VM can
>> automatically parallelize loops, etc.).
> 
> 2 years ago, I attended a Java seminar by a Java expert who predicted 
> that in 10 years, Java code would run as fast as C code. Since it's 
> still 10 years out, it must be like chasing a mirage <g>.

Maybe he meant that in 10 years, Java code would run as fast as C code 
does *now*. :P  And that is certainly expectable.

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Bruno Medeiros - MSc in CS/E student
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