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Posted by darik on May 17, 2001 at 2:52 AM

> The article claims JIT-tun programs are 3 to 10 times slower
> than native C. On the strenghth of this I converted my
> Java program to C. Result: 20% faster only (not worth
> losing Java benefits for).

> So, where is the evidence that Java is 3 to 10 times slower
> with a JIT?