FOR YEARS NOW, Sun has promised the Java mantra: "Write once, run anywhere." The reality of developing Java applications for small spaces has tarnished that dream. Developing Java applications to run ...

Project Coin is the name of the OpenJDK work covering small language changes for Java SE 7. The current Java.net poll question asks which of the proposed Project Coin features is most interesting. I ...

During JavaOne 2001, I looked at several alternatives for working with Java technologies on Compaq’s iPAQ. (See “Putting Java on the Information Appliance” (JavaWorld, June 2001).) Since then, I’ve ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

While arguing about programming languages with someone they asserted that Java in Windows (or x86 Linux) will always suffer a significant performance penalty compared to a SPARC architecture because ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Was it just me, or did the Java 10 release just creep up on everyone? Given, a March release for ...

How does one measure the performance penalty imposed by a compiler and execution environment on a program for using the data abstractions? In this article, I present the Data Abstraction Penalty (DAP) ...