This article discusses how to use GCJ, part of the GCC compiler suite, in an embedded Linux project. Like all tools, GCJ has benefits, namely the ability to code in a high-level language like Java, ...

Finally, Linux does not require a licensing fee for each computer running it. You can write Java in any text editor and compile from the command line.

Write once, run everywhere: that's the slogan the Java community uses to propagate their language-of-choice. It's probably true, but only if you first manage to set up the beast on your box. This ...

Furthermore, JDK 9’s AOT is restricted to Linux x64 systems running 64-bit Java with either Parallel or G1 garbage collection.

BellSoft has released Alpaquita Linux, an operating system based upon Alpine Linux, optimized for containerized Java applications. A plain Docker image is available, as well as Docker images with ...

Azul has launched a cloud-native compiler, improving the time to peak performance for Java applications. By delegating JIT to an external system, applications can reach higher throughput, faster ...

The latest edition of the RoboVM ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler and runtime library for Java is now available, coinciding with the release of Apple's iOS 9 mobile OS and Xcode 7 IDE.

Microsoft Build for OpenJDK adds an experimental compiler optimization that promotes scalar replacement of objects involved in object allocation merges, easing garbage collection and improving ...

Linux-compatible libraries make it easier to move open-source programs to HP-UX, and HP’s optimized Java compiler boosts application performance on PA-RISC workstations and servers.