Every programming language comes with a learning curve, but Java shares many similarities with C, C++ and JavaScript. Anyone with experience in any of those languages will pick up Java syntax quickly.

While Python continues to be the runaway leader in Tiobe’s monthly index of programming language popularity, C, C++, and Java are engaged in a fierce battle for second place. Currently in fifth place, ...

It's a commonly asked question in a world where every software developer wants to get the most out of every clock cycle their programs consume. It was also a topic at a Java "Birds of a Feather" ...