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You can bundle a JRE with a JAR to get a self contained executable.

Also don’t forget that many compiled languages depend on a particular libc so you’re not totally in the clear there.



A JRE + binary deployment weights in over 100 MB.

An ordinary compiled binary would be a fraction of that size, saving you time in provisioning and deployment.


Small price to pay if you have a JVM team already.

Most programmers (HN is a bubble) hate learning new languages.




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