>Why do you prefer native code ? For me, because I don't want to install the JVM, or force users of my stuff to install the JVM. I also don't care about JVM li

>Why do you prefer native code ? For me, because I don't want to install the JVM, or force users of my stuff to install the JVM. I also don't care about JVM libs. >What do you even mean by native code ? The JVM does produce native code, it just does it at runtime (JIT compilation). I, for one, mean non-JIT, no virtual machine needed, native code. >So maybe you mean static compilation, but then, why is it better for the stuff you're doing ? Less startup overhead. Small binaries. Easily redistributable. No stuff I don't need.