[fire_lake]

You can bundle a JRE with a JAR to get a self contained executable.

Also don’t forget that many compiled languages depend on a particular libc so you’re not totally in the clear there.

[0points]

A JRE + binary deployment weights in over 100 MB.

An ordinary compiled binary would be a fraction of that size, saving you time in provisioning and deployment.

[fire_lake]

Small price to pay if you have a JVM team already.

Most programmers (HN is a bubble) hate learning new languages.