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by shagie 3475 days ago
> Compiles to binary which could bring benefits depending on your needs (compared to JS, Java, Scala..)

While its not there _yet_, JEP 295: Ahead-of-Time Compilation ( http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/295 ) is active, it was just updated last week, is targeted and a priority 1 item. I have reasonable confidence that it will get there in the near future.

See also: JVMLS 2015 - Java Goes AOT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xybzyv8qbOc