[re-thc]

> Also - I know there are various attempts at easier/less annoying Java web things like vertx and such, but they a) don't support virtual threads yet, and b) many of them are small enough im worried they'll rot eventually. Jetty meanwhile isn't going anywhere.

Vertx is arguably larger than Jetty or at least NOT smaller. Vertx is used by Quarkus and other Redhat/IBM projects e.g. if you use the newer Keycloak you're using Vertx. It's been around for a long time and has received constant updates.

Vertx is also 1 of the top performs of Techempower Benchmarks keeping Java in the race for those that care.

[atomicnumber3]

Sure, but they don't support virtual threads yet afaik.

[re-thc]

What's the fixation on virtual threads?

Vertx performed better than a lot of frameworks without it - both in less memory and faster performance.