We explore the effectiveness of using traces in optimization. We build a trace collection system for the Jikes Research Virtual Machine and create traces based on the execution of...
We present empirical evidence to demonstrate that there is little or no difference between the Java Virtual Machine and the .NET Common Language Runtime, as regards the compilati...
: In many of today's application programs, security functionality is inseparably intertwined with the actual mission-purpose logic. As a result, the trusted code base is unnec...
The term “Java” is used to denote two different concepts: the language itself and the related execution environment, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), which executes byte code in...
Recent research showed that the majority of compatibility-breaking changes in a component-based, object-oriented software system are refactorings [5]. The software updating proces...