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Re:Chromium project finds that 70% of security defects are m... by thePunisher on Sunday May 24, 2020 @12:59PM (#23292835)
There are quite a few areas in software where determinism is a must, such as games, real-time and systems software.
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Re:Chromium project finds that 70% of security defects are m... by pjmlp on Monday May 25, 2020 @02:32AM (#23298565)
Yes, for those there are real time GCs as well.

https://www.ptc.com/en/products/developer-tools/perc

https://www.aicas.com/cms/en/JamaicaVM

One of the Java vendors acquired by PTC, Aonix, used to sell real time Java implementations for military deployments, including weapons controls and targeting systems.

You don't want a couple of ms pause when playing with such "toys".

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Re:Chromium project finds that 70% of security defects are m... by thePunisher on Thursday May 28, 2020 @12:13PM (#23338995)
Sounds more like snake-oil to me.
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