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jonah on May 26, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is java dead for startups?

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.

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