Why Startups Could Use .NET, But Don’t

Post by blackman » Thu, May 19, 2011, 6:36 AM UTC

bad_user wrote: post #183

woogychuck wrote: post #146

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Hey Bad_User (if that is your real name), Just to back up what I wrote in the article. I've worked with 2 start-ups. Both had a major feature release every 4-6 months with minor releases every month or two. At Piehead, most of our projects are less than 2 months from client sign-off to launch. Based on talking with other developers in the Boston area, these timeframes seemed pretty similar to what they were seeing at…

I've worked with 2 start-ups. Both had a major feature release every 4-6 months with minor releases every month or two. Great, so you've extrapolated your experience to the whole ecosystem. I'm not saying that at Piehead you don't build websites at a faster pace than others, but even if you do, it's a selection bias, since you're only comparing others that are similar to yourself. Here, I'll give you an example - sup…

Post by Todd » Fri, May 20, 2011, 6:23 AM UTC

zmmmmm wrote: post #137

Todd wrote: post #116

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In addition, the JVM is just that--a VM. The platforms that run .NET with a JIT compile the IL down to optimized native code. This is similary to the way many Lisps work. Although the JVM is highly optimized and runs faster than Mono in many tests, it will always have an inherent performance disadvantage.

Surely you can't be unaware that the JVM has a JIT?