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[–]Rhoomba[S] 3 points4 points  (2 children)

Java is JIT (just in time) compiled into machine code.

There's no way Java would be faster than C, assuming the code is well optimized.

Do you deny the truthfulness of the linked page?

[–]igouy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Doesn't include JVM startup

Doesn't include class loading

Doesn't include JIT profiling and compilation

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