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Re:Why Is C Faster Than Java (2009) by throwaway894345 on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:52AM (#29699798)
Not only a feature but an idiom.
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Re:Why Is C Faster Than Java (2009) by larsrc on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:07AM (#29700830)
And made worse by static initializers being run when the class is loaded rather than when the class is first instantiated.
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Re:Why Is C Faster Than Java (2009) by vbezhenar on Monday December 27, 2021 @04:57AM (#29701098)
Class is loaded when it's first instantiated, unless you're explicitly loading it.
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