JITB: A Java based Flash player capable of running up to 30x faster than Adobe's

Link to actual content rather than reddit post:<p><a href="http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.joa-ebert.com/2010/08/19/introducing-jitb/</a>

Flash isn't popular because of its runtime speed. The startup speed is most important. The flash player starts instantly something that java can't do.

I wonder if it's fast because it's incomplete, and when you start adding all the harder things - and especially the special cases, you realize things are more complicated - and slower - than you thought.

If Java applets make a comeback and replace the Flash plugin, I will probably spit up my milk.

Anything that can't run 30x faster than fp is probably dead.<p>And I say that loving Flash.