You probably hold with the conventional view that the Java language cannot be used for embedded programming. According to this view, implementations of the Java language are (1) too slow, (2) too big, ...

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Oracle today announced a new product in its Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) product portfolio, Oracle Java ME Embedded 3.2, a complete client Java runtime optimized for microcontrollers and ...

Key to a software approach is flexibility. A variety of alternatives are available for different processors, operating systems (OSs), and development environments. Java applications can be easily ...

Excelsior delivers embedded Java SE run time and development tools like its latest Excelsior JET platform. It includes ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler and installation toolkit that has passed the Java ...

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, ...

Ahead-of-time compilers rival JIT compilers in increasing Javaexecution speed. Unlike JIT compilers, they're used before theapplication is loaded onto the target device, as their nameindicates. That ...