if you can point to some language in the spec that would prevent the optimization, I'd love to see it. The author added an update that says, among other th

if you can point to some language in the spec that would prevent the optimization, I'd love to see it. The author added an update that says, among other things: In contrast, the Java language definition is quite clear that infinite loops may not be terminated by the JVM. (with a link to the JLS)