alt Hacker NewsIs Java even a "systems programming" language?
I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until recently.
Is Java even a "systems programming" language?
I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until recently.
Depends if one considers writing compilers, linkers, JITs, database engines, and running bare metal on embedded real time systems "systems programming".