Java Vs. C#: Which Performs Better In the 'Real World'? 437
Nerval's Lobster writes "Software developer Jeff Cogswell writes: 'Let's compare Java and C#, two programming languages with large numbers of ardent fans and equally virulent detractors. I'm not interested in yet another test that grindingly calculates a million digits' worth of Pi. I want to know about real-world performance: How does each language measure up when asked to dish out millions of Web pages a day? How do they compare when having to grab data from a database to construct those pages dynamically? The results were quite interesting.' Having worked as a professional C# programmer for many years, Cogswell found some long-held assumptions challenged."
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A question? (Score:2, Funny)
I have seen it often said that when a slashdot headline ends in a question mark then the answer is no.
Maybe I should create a programming language, call it "no", and then submit a Slashdot story "What is the best programming language around?" :-)
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Re:They are both as good (Score:3, Funny)
So does emacs. (vi!!!!)
something something something LAWN!
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Just do it all in C++ (Score:2, Funny)
In response to the trolling:
C#/Java Fanboy Defense Force, assemble!!
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
Dueling useless anecdotes.
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, it’s called “Slashdot”.
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
If you measure efficiency in terms of average revenue per line of code, it's hard to beat MS. I mean, look at Vista, it was a single line of code calling bluescreen.bmp and it made them millions.
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
At my company we travel back it time and tweak the early universe to give the appropriate settings in the present day. It's currently optimised for cat videos which is probably why your settings aren't working.
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
> I've never seen Windows+Tomcat being used in an actual production setup.
Then you haven't seen shit.
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A question? (Score:3, Funny)
Next up: Is Betteridge's law always right?
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Language is hardly relevant (Score:4, Funny)
No-no-no. The only way to write databse-oriented web apps is surely PL/SQL [oracle.com]!