Excessive object creation can be a huge problem in Java programs. Despite continuing improvements in JVM technology for memory management, the object creation and garbage collection cycle is still ...

For both short- and long-term allocations, the C++ program is considerably faster than the Java program running on any JVM. Short-term allocations have been one focus area for optimization in HotSpot.

The JVM becomes the hub for all the Java apps running on a machine or device. So the JVM largely relieves the software developer of the burden of worrying about programming security “bugs”.

The Java virtual machine is a program whose purpose is to execute other programs. It’s a simple idea that also stands as one of our greatest examples of coding kung fu. The JVM upset the status ...

Java instrumentation and sampling tools Java Flight Recorder is the de facto Java sampling tool, having been built directly into the JVM since the Java 8 LTS release. Incredibly efficient, the default ...

Languages that run on the Java Virtual Machine have lined up well with mobile app developers, alongside the usual code suspects. JavaScript, Java, Python, PHP and C# top RedMonk's latest list of ...