C++ precompiled headers are compiler- and platform-specific. And C++ requires a large amount of source to be shipped in order to compile against it. Java defers platform-specific stuff to the runtime.

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.

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 ...

However, there are exceptions. When a C++ program is compiled, it's optimized based on the architecture of the system on which it runs. For example, if a C++ program is targeted against an ARM-based ...

What can I do with Java and C++ that I can't do with JavaScript? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mattias Petter Johansson.

Java string comparison comes to mind. The newest, hottest language on the market, at version 1.0, “we’re working on adding features”, might not be popular 2 years from now.

MicroEJ's VEE combines C/C++ and Java into a single protected, containerized solution. MicroEJ added Managed C to its VEE framework. C code runs in a protected container (right) versus the ...

Both the original version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition and Bedrock Edition were written in, you guessed it, C++, allowing for implementations and features that Java couldn't always achieve.

C++ has passed Java “for the first time”, says TIOBE. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Experimental successor to C++ strives for C++ performance and compatibility while avoiding its technical debt and ‘extreme difficulty’ to improve. Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers ...