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		tpoacher 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: D Programming Language Is Java even a "systems programming" language? I don't even know what that term means anymore; but afaik Java didn't really have reliable low-level APIs until recently.

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pjmlp 4 days ago [–]

Depends if one considers writing compilers, linkers, JITs, database engines, and running bare metal on embedded real time systems "systems programming".

tpoacher 2 days ago | [–]

so, "yes", but with added sarcasm? :D

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