JITB: A Java based Flash player capable of running up to 30x faster than Adobe'sreddit.com 36 pointsadn3716 years ago6 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−razerbeans16yLink to actual content rather than reddit post:http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/−bbuffone16yFlash 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.−CountHackulus16yActually, 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....−ars16yI 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.−dstein16yIf Java applets make a comeback and replace the Flash plugin, I will probably spit up my milk.−benologist16yAnything that can't run 30x faster than fp is probably dead.And I say that loving Flash.
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Link to actual content rather than reddit post:
http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/
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.
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....
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.
If Java applets make a comeback and replace the Flash plugin, I will probably spit up my milk.
Anything that can't run 30x faster than fp is probably dead.
And I say that loving Flash.