Table 2 shows the impact these factors can have on program performance, comparing C/C++ and Java versions of code repeatedly allocating and freeing arrays of byte values. Table 2.

C++ ranks higher than Java in the Tiobe language popularity index for the first time ever, dating back to 2001. Java slipped to a new low in the latest edition of the index. The December 2002 ...

C++ is better than JavaScript if you need to build applications where you must squeeze every single last drop of performance out of a single CPU. i.e. gaming, video editing software, 3D rendering ...

Nevertheless, Java performance approaches that of C and C++, and projects such as Quarkus enable Java microservices to be compiled right down to binary, so the virtual machine issue goes away.

Later, in 2021, Python became unstoppable and surpassed Java as well. Now, based on its sharp rise in June, it looks like C++ will soon overtake Java. “High level programming with performance is ...

The forthcoming Minecraft: Education Edition, written in C++, looks faster and smoother than the old Java version, but won't be compatible with all the old mods. If Microsoft mis-handles the ...