Will Java go native?

[deadalnix]

On Wednesday, 18 September 2013 at 21:33:50 UTC, Chris wrote:
> Seeing that more and more developers and companies look for or 
> actively develop native languages, I wonder will Java go native 
> one day? (Cf. 
> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/A97336_01/buslog.102/a83727/jtools5.htm)
>

Java as some design decision that will make it perform worse 
natively than in a VM.

Dynamic code loading + virtual by default is one example.

> Is this Java's only chance to keep up with Go and Rust (and D)?

It certainly isn't unless the language is modified and a large 
amount of code is thrown away.