A compiler is a computer program that translates from one format to another, most often from a high-level computer language to byte code and machine code. Compilers come in a number of variations ...

Direct execution of Java byte code is possible thanks to a Java extension to the ARM processor core by ARM Ltd., Cambridge, England. Known as Jazelle, the new Java acceleration feature initially ...

According to Cormie, you get about eight times the performance of a software virtual machine—around 1000 Caffeine marks, performance in the same range as a just-in-time (JIT) Java compiler ...