[bullen]

C and Java are the most durable in different ways.

- C gives you the least likely to be broken by evolution of OSes without added effort, because they need backwards compatibility.

- Java will be even more durable as it can be implemented/fixed after you compile your software. I ran my games compiled 20 years ago on a Risc-V computer flawlessly = not a single glitch! That said it requires JVM efforts to be maintained.

Oracle is heading the wrong direction in every aspect (removing fundamental features like sandbox without a clear path to replacement), but the bytecode standard will prevail, ahead of clones like C# and WASM.

That said if you make a VM why not have it JiT/AoT on all 3 bytecodes?

Either way the JVM is the final emulator, as long as it's maintained.