Azul has launched a new cloud-native compiler that offloads Java JIT compilation from a local system to an elastic resource, lowering the amount of resources needed to run the application and ...

Azul supplies a number of different high-performance Java compilers, including Zing and Zulu (there is an embedded version of the latter). Azul’s latest offering is an updated version of Zing, ...

G1 garbage collector improvement would also reduce the overhead of the JDK’s C2 optimizing compiler, benefiting cloud-based Java deployments. A change to Java’s G1 garbage collector would lower the ...

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 ...

Compilers often translate source code for a high-level language, such as C++, to object code for the current computer architecture, such as Intel x64. The object modules produced from multiple ...

Performance is an issue constantly raised about the Java platform. Java's portability is also a major disadvantage, as bytecode must always undergo some form of conversion to run on the native ...

The lead of Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Research Johnathan Norman has detailed an experiment in Edge that disabled the JavaScript just-in-time (JIT) compiler to enable some extra security protections ...