james rogers jamesrbestcom tue 20020827 0858 joseph barrera iii wrote c reliable java reliable reliability function software engineer ive written complicated missioncritical server software java run without hiccup long unix box sitting running c processes running months time case constantly touching databases lots lowlevel network stuff reliability obtained making sure every conceivable problem problems didnt conceive recovers cleansafe process state things keep running ie designprogramming issue said usually prototype serious systems java reimplement c time java doesnt scale well language server apps though reasons usually offered problem highend server apps really need fairly detailed lowlevel control system resources get around bottlenecks show relatively quickly languages dont give access squeeze several times performance c server program java one simply able finely tune frequently bypass system resource management nonetheless significant factor applications could conceivably develop either language arent limited raw performance scalability james rogers jamesrbestcom 28 aug 2002 103527 0700 java kiddies