The world could run on older hardware if software optimization was a priority

Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by MonkeyClub on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @10:17AM (#43984858)

> Java and python

Java and Python are not on the same body of water, let alone the same boat.

You can see some comparisons here:

https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/...

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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by monkeyelite on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @06:01PM (#43989659)

Yes. And why is that?

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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by Aurornis on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @06:35PM (#43989892)

Interpreted languages and garbage collection.

Bounds checking barely registers as a factor.

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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by monkeyelite on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @09:40PM (#43991013)

You can write Java that uses arrays that are allocated once - will it have loops as fast as C? Why not?

And furthermore I don’t suspect you’re proposing we should be using C + bounds checking (that’s already a Gcc flag?). But rather bounds checking is one of many safety features.

The whole pitch of Java is exactly what OP said - let’s just pay 10-30% cost to get these nice portability and memory benefits over C++, and it didn’t work that way especially as memory speeds have diverged from CPU.

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