C++ vs. Java (speed considerations only)

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by JamesTerm

I can't share numbers that I have access to, but I can share this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfVLAe4_HPg

That is processing vision... not done in Java.

Yeah, and a Corvette goes faster than a go-kart. Doesn't help much for a go-karting competition though.

Personally, there's not really a huge difference in execution speed between these two languages that can't be made up for with architecture. Process your vision on the laptop, run your control loops in separate threads, and handle user interactions in an event oriented fashion. This will result in code that is easier to build, understand, maintain, read, re-use, etc.