Will Java go native?

[PauloPinto]

On Thursday, 19 September 2013 at 09:52:40 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
> 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.

Well, nothing that cannot be cured with PGO, just like in C++'s 
case.

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Paulo