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What is GraalVM and how does its Native Image differ from a standard JVM?

GraalVM is an alternative JVM with its own JIT compiler (written in Java) and a Native Image tool that Ahead-of-Time compiles your whole app into a standalone executable — near-instant startup and low memory, but no runtime JIT profiling means lower peak throughput, and reflection/dynamic class loading need to be declared upfront.

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