[chii]

> [java] Probably tied with C and C++.

i think java wins over c/c++, because there's very little low level, machine specific code you can do in java, where as you surely can do that in c/c++.

[pjmlp]

True, and instead of rewriting the whole stuff, if some C or C++ is actually required there is always JNI, JNA, or the upcoming Panama.