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At the time, Java ran on the web so he could easily share demos. He used LWJGL, which probably covered a lot of his library needs. Java has a JIT, so it's not
by JBits 2mo ago
At the time, Java ran on the web so he could easily share demos.
He used LWJGL, which probably covered a lot of his library needs.
Java has a JIT, so it's not comparable to Ruby and Perl.
- surround 2mo agoMinecraft gained popularity super fast in its early days, probably because it was a free-to-play game that worked in the browser (thanks to Java). Notch had no reputation or marketing at the time.