InfoWorld

JVM performance optimization, Part 2: Compilers

Java compilers take center stage in this second article in the JVM performance optimization series. Eva Andreasson introduces the different breeds of compiler and compares performance results from ...
InfoWorld

JVM performance optimization, Part 1: A JVM technology primer

Java applications run on the JVM, but what do you know about JVM technology? This article, the first in a series, is an overview of how a classic Java virtual machine works such as pros and cons of ...
TheServerSide

Improving Java performance by minimizing Virtual Machine (JVM) latency

The Java virtual machine (JVM) can perform some impressive optimizations to make deployed applications run faster. But having said that, the Java community remains well aware of the fact that the ...
PC Magazine

Java Virtual Machine

Software from Oracle that converts a program in Java bytecode (intermediate language) into machine language and executes it. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the runtime engine of the Java Platform, ...
Computerworld

Visual MainWin offers best of .Net, Java

When I first heard about Mainsoft Corp.’s Visual MainWin for Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), I thought the concept was a harebrained idea. Just skimming some of the product’s help topics sent me ...
TheServerSide

What is Java Flight Recorder and how does it work?

Java Flight Recorder is a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) profiler that gathers performance metrics without placing a significant load on resources. The profiler is intended to remain on continuously -- ...
ZDNet

Google Dalvik Virtual Machine Goes Head to Head With Java & .NET

Google’s Android software ‘stack’ for mobile devices appears to be underpinned by a more substantially game-changing technology than at first thought in the form of the Google Dalvik virtual machine.