One can also reuse the JVM, so the classes are already loaded. This also takes advantage of JIT, so the code runs faster each time. In effect, it's using it li

One can also reuse the JVM, so the classes are already loaded. This also takes advantage of JIT, so the code runs faster each time. In effect, it's using it like a server, for which the JVM is optimized. BTW Why didn't Sun just serialize the whole image, retaining all those optimizations?