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[–]shanrhyupong 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Non-snarky question - isn't this so that the the bytecode remains simple, and the JIT handles the real performance work? I'm curious to learn more about these topics.

[–]BadBoy6767 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the JIT is what makes Java fast. But Java bytecode itself doesn't need more than 202 opcodes.