Motivation

• But: Java does not solve every problem

  • Over-hyped as a solution to everything
  • Bad reputation for wasting resources (CPU, RAM)
    • It is easy to write inefficient programs
    • Early implementations were very slow
    • Type-safety and memory management have their cost
      • Often over-estimated: Array bounds checking (→ no buffer overflows) costs ~2% execution time, avoids ~50% security-related bugs
  • Syntax similar to C++ → not very easy to learn