A developer claims that Java 7's new bytecode verifier slows performance and increases coding effort, potentially affecting the entire Java ecosystem.

Java famously runs on billions of devices, including workstations, desktops, tablets, supercomputers, and jewelry. Yes, jewelry. Look it up. [Michael] realized Java doesn’t run on Commodore 6… ...

The extreme ease with which Java .class files can be reconstructed into Java sources that closely resemble the originals has a lot to do with Java byte-code design goals and trade-offs. Among ...

Other parts were harder, like dealing with the graphics subsystem, and modifying Java Grinder to output 8-bit bytecode to fit into the Atari’s tiny 4K ROM limit.

The ByteCode Alliance wants to bring binary apps into your browser The Bytecode Alliance aims to promote safe use—and reuse—of untrusted code at speed.

OOP can seem a bit abstract at first, but once you get the hang of it, it’ll change the way you write code. It’s all about thinking in terms of objects and their interactions, which leads to cleaner, ...