Performance of Java and C++ in Numerical Computing


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Abstract


This paper surveys a number of benchmarks and finds that Java performance on numerical code is comparable to that of C++, with hints that Java's relative performance is continuing to improve. We describe clear theoretical reasons why these benchmark results should be expected.
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C++ Versus Java; Numerical Computation; Java and C++ Performance

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