The JVM is an insane thing, and with clever enough programmers a lot can be done on top of that. Were those Java servers written in standard Java, though? Beca

The JVM is an insane thing, and with clever enough programmers a lot can be done on top of that. Were those Java servers written in standard Java, though? Because it's possible to write pretty low-level code in java if you're willing to compromise on standards compliance. Non-GC'ed, direct memory access is possible, I think.