Wouldn't this game run better on Java

[ene723]

Question: I was just wondering, but wouldn't java be more capable of running Minetest?

[twoelk]

nope

[rubenwardy]

Obvious troll.

[hoodedice]

Question: I was just wondering, but wouldn't java be more capable of running Minetest?

Short Answer: No.

Long Answer: No. Once Minetest hits the same level of development and optimisations that Minecraft has been subject to, we should be a tad bit faster.

Simple Technical Answer: Java runs on a VM thingy, that actually increases overhead on simple processing. Or something to that regard.

Troll Answer: Yes.

[prestidigitator]

Probably about the same. New JVMs optimize the JIT (Just In Time compiling) enough that Java's about as fast as any other compiled language these days. For some tasks it can be a bit slower than C/C++, and for some it can actually be a bit faster due to things like dynamic optimization in response to run-time profiling. Computation is about the same. Access to large blocks of data is often a bit slower because, for example, array access always does bounds checking (good for security; not necessarily ideal for performance).

[Calinou]

If you want a free/libre Minecraft-style game using modern Java and OpenGL, take a look at Terasology.

[Zeno]

Generally it will run faster on a computer

[indriApollo]

Can't argue with your logic Zeno (see that witcher 3 reference there ;D )

[Hybrid Dog]

Wouldn't minetest run a lot faster if a better graphics engine was used?

[Calinou]

Wouldn't minetest run a lot faster if a better graphics engine was used?

Irrlicht is known to be lightweight and fast. Unless we write our own graphics engine, the competition probably won't be any faster.

We just happen to have a lot of CPU bottlenecks.

[Hybrid Dog]

We just happen to have a lot of CPU bottlenecks.

ls it possible to disable them?