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Hmm, well Zeb is an LP Mud - so running on an LPC driver which is basically an interpretted language (compiled to bytecode I believe similar to Java). It is sort of quasi-OO and designed specifically for writing muds.
A lot of the benefits just listed for Java it also provides (bugs in mud code do not crash the whole mud for example) and has the advantages that coders can actually code and make changes online without needing access to anytihng other than the code for the files they are modifying and documentation for the mudlib. This lets us keep the mudlib private - so only the highest level coders can change it - while letting newer coders have complete freedom when working on their areas.
I have to admit I have never coded on anything other than an LP Mud (although I have coded on three of those to varying degrees) so I am not sure how things like dynamic code changes while the mud is running operate in the other languages.
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