Koopa is a parser generator designed for COBOL. The COBOL parser can handle source files in isolation (no preprocessing required) and doesn't mind the presence of CICS/SQL fragments. The grammar is ...

Phosphor is a system for performing dynamic taint tracking in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), on commodity JVMs (e.g. Oracle's HotSpot or OpenJDK's IcedTea). Phosphor uses Java bytecode ...

The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and predictable ...

Self-modifying code changes its own instructions during execution. In practice, this approach certainly offers advantages, for example in terms of adaptability or code optimization. It is not ...

A Java compiler is a program that takes the text file work of a developer and compiles it into a platform-independent Java file. Java compilers include the Java Programming Language Compiler (javac), ...

Loom is a newer project in the Java and JVM ecosystem. Hosted by OpenJDK, the Loom project addresses limitations in the traditional Java concurrency model. In particular, it offers a lighter ...

This article is part of the article series "Native Compilation Boosts Java". You can subscribe to receive notifications about new articles in this series via RSS. Java dominates enterprise ...

GraalVM Native Image is an ahead-of-time compilation technology that generates native platform executables. Native executables are ideal for containers and cloud deployments as they are small, start ...