06-13-2012, 09:01 AM
(06-13-2012, 05:05 AM)fodah Wrote: Oh I was just curious. Of course running a server with java is easier, as the java server software is provided by mojang. From a technical standpoint, it may be easier in the short term to use java as a platform, but in the long run java is always going to be much less efficient than any language that runs directly on hardware without the JVM.
To be fair, the Java Virtual Machine has become a lot better in recent years on the most prevalent platforms. Nevertheless, your points are valid.
You could also look at it the other way around: Why *not* implement it in C++?