That's only IF there is such a tradeoff. From what I have read IKVM is as fast as Lucene.NET.
I agree with DIGY about not hijacking this thread. I think I have started this. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 16:38, Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] < casper...@caspershouse.com> wrote: > As a consumer (and I think that most consumers would agree), I'd have to > disagree STRONGLY on trading off performance for ease of conversion. > > Lucene and Lucene.NET is predicated on performance, compromising that, IMO, > runs contrary to the core principals of Lucene. > > - Nick > >