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 ...

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.

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.

Java seems to be on the losing side, says Paul Jansen, CEO of TIOBE Software. In April 2020, Java gave up its No. 1 spot to C o on the TIOBE index. Later, in 2021, Python became unstoppable and ...

Assembly, 1.87% PHP, 1.62% Java still leads C++ in the alternative Pypl Popularity of Programming Language Index, which ranks languages based on how often language tutorials are searched in Google.

Oracle has released the Oracle Java Platform extension for Visual Studio Code, bringing full-featured Java development for Maven and Gradle projects to Microsoft’s popular code editor.

While these remain changed year-on-year, December 2021’s third place prize to Java has been challenged in the latest round of figures, as it dropped in ratings by 1.7% to fourth place.

News Java and C++ Lose Tops Spots in TIOBE Index for the First Time By John K. Waters November 5, 2020 For the first time since 2001, when TIOBE Software began publishing the results of its monthly ...

News C Leads, Java Slips, C++, C# and R Climbing Fast in TIOBE Rankings By John K. Waters September 8, 2020 The results of the September TIOBE Programming Community index are in, and the C language ...