Any way to boost JVM Startup Speed?

Question

It is said that Java is 10x faster than python in terms of performance. That\'s what I see from benchmarks too. But what really brings down Java is the JVM startup time.

Answer 1

Just learned about drip today, as an alternative replacement to nailgun: https://github.com/flatland/drip Also see this page for some general hints: see also https://github.com/jruby/jruby/wiki/Improving-startup-time