Java source code does not compile directly into native machine code. Instead, Java compilation generates bytecode, which contains a high-level set of machine instructions that are general enough not ...

Running a "big endian platform" (Java) on a "small endian architecture" (x86) Usernamelol Jan 13, 2005 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...

Java was designed to run in its own environment, with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to manage application resources during execution. The JVM is how Java achieves portability – Java applications are ...