Can Java be faster than C?

Can Java be faster than C?

>>18
Sure, but seeing as they don't have a console, does it count if I redirect the output to a file and then inspect the contents of that file? Thus showing the program still runs. It won't exhibit the exact same behaviour as ./helloworld on a desktop, but it's in a different environment, so why would it?

>>18
you can't write in C for them

So the JVM just magically appeared on them?

If i compile a file that targets X then it's obviously not going to run on all Y where Y are differrnt architectures or systems. But if i had a compiler that could target one of those phones then what do you think is stopping me?


How do you think they get the JVM working on those phones to begin with? Magic?