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Re:Java is better than C++ for high speed trading systems by secondcoming on Thursday November 26, 2020 @07:04AM (#25219199)
> real-time, safety-critical operations

Doesn't Java itself say it shouldn't be used for anything like this?

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Re:Java is better than C++ for high speed trading systems by ivanche on Friday November 27, 2020 @04:13AM (#25226839)
TRWTF is that Java Specification Request 1 (yes, THE very first one) targeted real-time: https://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=1
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Re:Java is better than C++ for high speed trading systems by thu2111 on Thursday November 26, 2020 @12:34PM (#25221988)
Most software does. But, let's face it, it's not like C or C++ compilers should come with a manual saying "We strongly recommend using C for safety critical systems".

(MISRA-C and other odd dialects excepted)

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Re:Java is better than C++ for high speed trading systems by pjmlp on Thursday November 26, 2020 @03:53PM (#25223453)
Nope, there are even two vendors specialized in real-time Java based solutions.
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