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• The server compiler likes a loop with an int counter (int i = 0), a constant stride (i++), and loop-invariant limit (i <= n).
• Loops over arrays work especially well when the compiler can relate the counter limit to the length of the array(s).
• For long loops over arrays, the majority of iterations are free of individual range checks.
• Loops are typically peeled by one iteration, to "shake out" tests which are loop invariant but execute only on a non-zero tripcount. Null checks are the key example.
• If a loop contains a call, it is best if that call is inlined, so that loop can be optimized as a whole.
• A loop can have multiple exits. Any deoptimization point counts as a loop exit.
• If your loop has a rare exceptional condition, consider exiting to another (slower) loop when it happens.

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