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 slower.

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well. Static analysis tools are in widespread use because they are effective at finding ...

Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs. The Tiobe Index this month has both languages plunging to ...

If you didn’t know better, you might believe that Sun Microsystems had designed the JNI (Java Native Interface) API with the goal of discouraging Java developers ...

Today’s commercial-grade programming languages — C++ and Java, in particular — are way too complex and not adequately suited for today’s computing environments, Google distinguished engineer Rob Pike ...

Python leads. C holds #2; C++ and Java dip as C# nears Java. Lower ranks shuffle — Perl returns, SQL at #10, and Go drops ...