Of course it's performant, HotSpot FTW. That is, if you're not leaking memory or file handles. But assuming you're competent and not using JBoss, long-running

Of course it's performant, HotSpot FTW. That is, if you're not leaking memory or file handles. But assuming you're competent and not using JBoss, long-running process with hotspot native compilation means that it'll soak into a performance profile that's perfect for what it's doing. Entirely different category of performance than scripting languages.