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Don't be surprised if a Java application on Mac OS X especially one with a lot of graphics appears more responsive than a native-code application on a Windows machine with twice the clock speed.

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Apple just announced that it is joining Oracle's OpenJDK project to open source the Java technology for Mac OS X. OpenJDK is a free and open source implementation of the Java programming language ...

There's Lady Java, a leotard-wearing platinum blond that sings about the virtues of Java while gyrating on---of all things---a giant replica of the original Mac.

According to The PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language Index, in February 2022, Java was the second most popular language in the world, and its use has grown by 1.2% compared to February 2021.