Ah yes. The GC latency could be a problem. Java may still be viable with the new ZGC garbage collector. And Vert.X uses Netty underneath which is mostly protoco

Ah yes. The GC latency could be a problem. Java may still be viable with the new ZGC garbage collector. And Vert.X uses Netty underneath which is mostly protocol agnostic. Still, those issues and not being a Java shop makes Vert.X/Netty likely a bad fit. Thanks for replying with a well thought out response!