JITB: A Java based Flash player capable of running up to 30x faster than Adobe's

Link to actual content rather than reddit post:

http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/

Flash isn't popular because of its runtime speed. The startup speed is most important. The flash player starts instantly something that java can't do.

Actually, there's a few Java VMs that are made to start nearly instantly or have an option for a quick startup.

For example, [1] shows that the IBM J9 VM has a -Xquickstart option.

[1] http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/wasinfo/v5r0/index....

I wonder if it's fast because it's incomplete, and when you start adding all the harder things - and especially the special cases, you realize things are more complicated - and slower - than you thought.

If Java applets make a comeback and replace the Flash plugin, I will probably spit up my milk.

Anything that can't run 30x faster than fp is probably dead.

And I say that loving Flash.