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. This effectively turns Java from a Just ...

Java was released in 1995 as a portable ... Mads Torgersen in C and C++ for the CLR in 2000. C# compiles to CLR byte code (intermediate language, or IL) and is interpreted and JIT-compiled at ...

With a new extension that ARM is adding to its architecture, you can put the ARM processor core into a state in which it directly executes Java code to allow low-cost and portable platforms to run ...