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When I started learning Java in 2002, devs were saying that Java was slow and could never compete with C or C++. 20 years later, many High-Frequency Trading companies use Java instead of C/C++.
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When I started learning Java in 2002, devs were saying that Java was slow and could never compete with C or C++. 20 years later, many High-Frequency Trading companies use Java instead of C/C++.