> Performance-sensitive applications are still going to go for something native. What’s up with Java in HFT stuff then? I’ve never understood this: from what I

> Performance-sensitive applications are still going to go for something native. What’s up with Java in HFT stuff then? I’ve never understood this: from what I understand in order for it to work, you have to intentionally avoid doing many allocations, and that seems like you’ll be throwing massive amounts of the ecosystem (Javas biggest strength) away.