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hence the reason why many beginner programmers would choose C++ over Java. Especially for games ( being that was their ideal aim )

It maybe that learning Java would give you a solid foundation for moving on to unserstanding C++. Personally, I had no interst in Java. I am not knocking it, it is a good language with many uses, but...

The speed that a language works is not that important, apart from perhaps game code, where as well written C++ programs can be lightning quick