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		michaelfairley on May 26, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is java dead for startups? Most of the core code is C++ or Java, though there is plenty of Python.

jonah on May 26, 2010 | [–]

I mentioned Java to a high level googler friend and his instant response was: Java == Slow.

SkyMarshal on May 26, 2010 | | [–]

By the standards of a high level googler, probably all languages but C and Ocaml are slow.

solidus on May 26, 2010 | [–]

Indeed. Most of the server-side code for youtube is written in python.

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