In the last year or two, interest in "alternative" languages on top of the Java Virtual Machine has grown exponentially, to the point where three languages were blessed with official acceptance in the ...

Abstract: Using abstract syntax tree as the basis of static analysis of Java program have many difficulties. The paper defines a XML data structure for Java bytecode, instead of abstract syntax tree ...

Abstract: We demonstrate a model, including operational semantics, for the reverse execution of stack-based code. We discuss our modification of the Kaffe implementation of the Java Virtual Machine, ...

In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...

Jazelle Extension Another way to speed Java execution on a standard RISC architecture is to extend the architecture itself, to directly execute Java instructions. ARM designers added a new Java ...

In the quest for ever faster JavaScript, there has been a recurring refrain: why use JavaScript at all? JavaScript engines have been a major focus of browser developers for some years, and the result ...