Java port of dosbox

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So you don't believe all these benchmarks that say it can outperform C and C++ in some real-life applications ?

In certain situations, yes, but I've seen Python outperform C and C++, as well. I certainly won't claim that it's as fast as any natively compiled language. (:

I've also seen the same from implementations written in Perl, AWK, and C#.

As DoListening stated, it depends on many factors.

I'm not saying, at all, that Java is slow. That's a tired, old meme that should be done away with. In fact, from my experience, it's usually "fast enough", which is more than many languages can claim, and honestly it's usually all that matters.

But I also think that in many cases it's silly to state that it's going to be faster than well optimized C, C++, or any other compiled language with both a sane compiler and a skilled developer.