JITB: A Java based Flash player capable of running up to 30x faster than Adobe's (reddit.com)

36 points by adn37 15y ago ↗ HN

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Anything that can't run 30x faster than fp is probably dead.

And I say that loving Flash.

Flash isn't popular because of its runtime speed. The startup speed is most important. The flash player starts instantly something that java can't do.

CountHackulus 15y ago ↗

Actually, there's a few Java VMs that are made to start nearly instantly or have an option for a quick startup.

For example, [1] shows that the IBM J9 VM has a -Xquickstart option.

[1] http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v5r0/index....

razerbeans 15y ago ↗

Link to actual content rather than reddit post:

http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/

dstein 15y ago ↗

If Java applets make a comeback and replace the Flash plugin, I will probably spit up my milk.

ars 15y ago ↗

I wonder if it's fast because it's incomplete, and when you start adding all the harder things - and especially the special cases, you realize things are more complicated - and slower - than you thought.