Re:Interoperability: Swift’s Super Power
by doctor_eval on Saturday September 23, 2023 @04:48AM
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The file tree I was referring to is the JRE, not the code.
In any case, if Java works for you then that’s great. I’m just relating my own experience, where I found that the need for a JVM was less of a blessing than a curse.
As a former C developer who has been using Java for 20+ years, moving to Go was like lifting a weight off my shoulders. (I suspect I’d have felt the same with Rust, Swift or any other modern AOT language). It’s so refreshing to just have a binary, and be able to execute it, and not worry about a pile of irrelevant external factors.
In any case, if Java works for you then that’s great. I’m just relating my own experience, where I found that the need for a JVM was less of a blessing than a curse.
As a former C developer who has been using Java for 20+ years, moving to Go was like lifting a weight off my shoulders. (I suspect I’d have felt the same with Rust, Swift or any other modern AOT language). It’s so refreshing to just have a binary, and be able to execute it, and not worry about a pile of irrelevant external factors.