On 8/27/07, Marc Heiler <shevegen / linuxmail.org> wrote:
> "I'm going to try both Java and Ruby out before I choose. "
>
> But Java _is_ faster.
> It's also uglier and less fun than Ruby.
>
> If you need a proper speed, just stick to the static
> languages. If you want the fun, go with Ruby. :>

If you want a JVM static language, I'd strongly suggest scala rather than java.

martin