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moe
on Feb 22, 2009
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Road to Clojure Survey
Hm, so you're saying that arguably the most popular language today has failed to become mainstream? Sorry, lost me at that assertion...
pygy
on Feb 22, 2009
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Java is popular for server-side applications, where one program runs on a cluster of machines. The RAM consumption issue arises on the desktop, where lot's of apps run on a single computer... and Java didn't get much market on the desktop.
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