asperous2

Here is a source that talks about this issue in more detail:

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.66....

As a whole it is more efficient, because it always picks a ratio that maximizes torque. When I talk to car enthusists, they always emphasize that it is less efficient, because for each specific ratio, there is more overhead (belts, etc.) than a gear.

The point I am trying to make, is that in the real world using Java is like using an automatic: it allows you to focus on the big picture while it optimizing the little bits for you the best it can.

If studios started making games in Java then they would develop more engines for Java. There are a lot of libraries in Java as well.

Java has its faults, but it's a higher level language than C++, and that lets people write code in it more quickly.