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, ...

In a previous blog posting, I listed some “everyday problems” Java developers will often face and included some ideas and links related to addressing these issues. One of the focal points of that post ...

An earlier CPU chip specifications from Sun that contained RAM, I/O and the Java Virtual Machine. Based on Sun's picoJava architecture, Java chips were designed to speed up applications by natively ...

The term assert is a Java keyword that was introduced into the language with the JDK 1.4 release in February 2002. Java's assert keyword is unique in two very interesting ways: The Java assert is ...

In the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) world, servlets complement applets on the server side and complete the definition of Java’s role in the client/server hierarchy and in multitiered ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. We recently published an interview in which Ken Owens, Cisco Systems’ chief technology officer ...

A Sun-led Java standards group today will announce specifications designed to bring Java's write-once run-anywhere promise closer to reality for wireless handsets. Sun and other members of the Java ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A year after launching its Java.com Web site, Sun ...