It is plausible though. node.js have its fair share of "slowness" when compared to other async frameworks for the basic "Hello World" (shameless plug): http://w

It is plausible though. node.js have its fair share of "slowness" when compared to other async frameworks for the basic "Hello World" (shameless plug): http://www.saltwaterc.eu/async-frameworks-hello-world-showdown.html http://www.saltwaterc.eu/async-frameworks-hello-world-showdo... vert.x used the JavaScript bindings via Mozilla Rhino. I guess that a pure Java test could be a little bit faster than that.