Java profiler tools fall into two camps: Java sampling and JVM instrumentation. In this article we compare the differences between the two approaches.

The Java SE Development Kit consists of the Java compiler, tools for creating and managing JAR (Java Archive) files, and tools for managing and monitoring the JVM.

JDK Mission Control is feckless without a Java Flight Recorder file to profile. Here are 3 easy ways you can start Java Flight Recorder in Eclipse and monitor your JVM in JMC.

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is what you get when you download Java software. Java technology allows you to work and play in a secure computing environment.

Rather than use Scala — another JVM-based language — JetBrains elected to build from scratch while making the new language attractive to existing Java developers and easier to learn than Scala.

CheerpJ 4.1 also brings support for SSL and audio in Java 11 and improved support for mobile devices, allowing complex Java applications to run across smartphones and tablets.