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Agreed, and ironically the most widely used Java platform (Android), despite its VM optimizations, is the one which would benefit the most from running only nat

Agreed, and ironically the most widely used Java platform (Android), despite its VM optimizations, is the one which would benefit the most from running only native code. I mean, those 1GB RAM 7 years old slow as molasses phones getting dust into drawers or being littered into landfills would scream if they didn't have to run everything behind a VM.

yc12340 7y ago
Make no mistake — Android isn't memory hungry because of Java alone. Android 4 used to comfortably fit in 1Gb of RAM, but Android 10 no longer can run on such devices. Both old and new versions use JVM, but newer Android has a lot of "helpful" system services, such as "Usage Statistics" service [1] and "Autofill Servide" [2]. Google's spyware is becoming more invasive and thus more memory-hungry. 1: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/usage/UsageStats https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/usage/Us... 2: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/autofill/AutofillService https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/auto...