> Isn't C the language (x86_64) processors are designed to be fast for?
Nope. They compete on performance in C++ (games mostly), Java (enterprise SKUs, but same core architecture), and JavaScript (browser benchmarks even though raw JS performance is a very small part of browser responsiveness...)
Nope. They compete on performance in C++ (games mostly), Java (enterprise SKUs, but same core architecture), and JavaScript (browser benchmarks even though raw JS performance is a very small part of browser responsiveness...)