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Originally posted by beege31337
but you are forgetting that Java is a language, not an implementation. And there are a variety of different implementations.
Also Java is usually used for mobile devices and server-side applications and since processors which run java natively are in the works the speed won't be a problem for long.
But MOST importantly, speed of the program is very often less important and costly then speed of development; so in that category Java has a huge advantage.
Good point.