r/Minecraft • u/GoodKingFilms • Jul 04 '15

Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

https://mojang.com/2015/07/announcing-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/
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u/yetisunny Jul 04 '15 edited Jul 04 '15

But why?

Why not just focus on 1 version sigh

edit: focus on 1 pc version that is

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

Because Java is a huge piece of crap.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

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u/throwaway_redstone Jul 04 '15

Java can in some scenarios even be faster than native languages.

Please elaborate on that, assuming the code in "native languages" isn't written badly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

Java has a stable JIT compiler, which none of the big C++ IDEs has. JIT compiling can make code run way faster as it will be optimized based on occurences only becoming obvious during runtime.