I'm arguing against "Java performance is as good as it gets" in this thread, but the best Java GCs have sub-millisecond pause times for huge heap sizes and, apparently, such a GC even became the default recent-ish-ly: https://inside.java/2023/11/28/gen-zgc-explainer/
The JVM is amazing technology for what it is, but what it is still limits how fast it can go.
The JVM is amazing technology for what it is, but what it is still limits how fast it can go.