This essay has been around since at least August 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20010802062551/http://www.jelovic.com/articles/why_java_is_slow.htm http://web

This essay has been around since at least August 2001. http://web.archive.org/web/20010802062551/http://www.jelovic.com/articles/why_java_is_slow.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20010802062551/http://www.jelovic... It is fairly well-known. I wasn't too surprised when I saw it show up on Reddit recently, but I was disappointed to see it show up here. It's getting harder each day to see any kind of difference between Reddit and Hacker News.