Fast Startup and Low Latency - Pick Two

Explore the challenges of achieving fast startup times and low latency on the JVM and discover how Scala Native offers a solution for lightweight system programming. Learn about the complexities of the JVM that make it difficult to meet these performance requirements, and see how Scala Native enables developers to overcome these limitations. Dive into an overview of Scala Native, upcoming releases, and the current garbage collector implementation. Examine benchmarks comparing Scala Native's performance to baseline metrics, and understand the core ideas behind this technology. Gain insights into new features and future developments that aim to further improve Scala Native's capabilities for system programming.