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Mar 18, 2026 · Backend Development

Spring Boot 4 + Project Leyden: How Java’s Startup Now Rivals Go in 2026

The article explains how Java’s long‑standing startup latency problem is solved by Project Leyden and Spring Boot 4’s snapshot‑based launch, delivering sub‑150 ms startup, under 120 MB memory, and near‑real‑time scaling that bring Java’s performance on par with Go for cloud‑native workloads.