Re: [platform-swt-dev] Why Eclipse run slower in Mac OS X Tiger / Leopar

[Jens KŸübler <kuebler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Scott Kovatch schrieb:
> You might have better luck getting an answer on the java-dev mailing 
> list from Apple.
>
> One possible culprit is that Java 6 on the Mac is a 64-bit server VM 
> and therefore not as optimized for fast startup or user interaction.
>
> -- Scott

Performance on 64bit machines is (see sun java faq) about 10-20% lower. 
Reasons are widely documented throughout the internet so feel free to dig in.

Jens