[lovemetender]

>> Even today, there's still a noticeable difference between JVM-based software and native software, although the exceptionally massive increase in computation power have rendered the differences easier to overlook in many cases.

Measurable I'd agree with, noticeable no, not really unless you mean startup time; otherwise the JVM is very fast once it's started, that isn't disputable.

[acconsta]

Unmanaged native code definitely has an edge, even in I/O-heavy applications like databases.

http://www.scylladb.com/technology/cassandra-vs-scylla-bench...

Not to mention low-memory environments like mobile.