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

Not anymore. Last year, [Michael] wrote Java Grinder, a Java byte-code compiler that compiles classes into assembly language instead of being part of a JVM.

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 ...