[pvg]

"half as fast as C and 2.5x the memory on average" is a stupendously good result for any managed runtime. Most don't get anywhere near it while providing more than acceptable performance in practice.

[MrBuddyCasino]

Yes, and 2.5x is something that can be dealt with by deploying beefier hardware. The productivity gain is what makes that tradeoff a no-brainer.