To be more specific, "-server" tells java to spend more time on the compilation. This is good if you compile a little bit of code and run it over and over, but it makes programs seem sluggish at first and take a long time to start up, which is why it isn't the default.
Also, the documentation says that "-server" will take up a lot more memory for the compiled code. I haven't verified that myself though. On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 21:44 +0000, Lucas, Simon M wrote: > Both do just in time compilation, > but the -server option uses more > optimisation tricks. Sometimes these > make a significant difference, sometimes not. > > Without the JIT, it would be *very* much slower. > > Best regards, > > Simon Lucas _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
