[ramblerman]

startup time?

Any java performance test is generally done against a warmed up VM - which would be representative of the 99.99% of the time the app is running. With or without spring boot.

[marginalia_nu]

Startup time matters too. There's no reason you should have 2003 start times in a 2023 application.

A java application should be able to start in seconds. An inability to do so is the surefire litmus test for pulling in too many dependencies.