[j16sdiz]

In many C/C++ optimizing compiler, this is replaced with `counter = 1000;`.

I have no idea how java handle this.. Does the AOT compiler do any optimization? Would this defer to the JIT?

[thfuran]

There is aot native compilation in javaland these days, but I assume you mean javac, the compiler that transforms source into jvm bytecode. It defers pretty much all optimization to the JITs and won't remove empty loops.

[pwagland]

No, but in this case, the JIT will get rid of this empty loop.