In some cases they could perhaps do the same thing that&#x27;s done with Ruby: interpret the C-extensions.<p>It&#x27;s not as crazy as it may seem and JRuby benefits hugely from it: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrisseaton.com&#x2F;rubytruffle&#x2F;cext&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chrisseaton.com&#x2F;rubytruffle&#x2F;cext&#x2F;</a>