Open-source software maker releases big update to Java-based application server program.

Image: Andrii/Adobe Stock. Glassfish is a free, open-source Java application server that simplifies the process of deploying your enterprise-grade Java apps to a scalable platform.

In order to run a Java application, a JVM must load compiled .class files into a context, such as a server, where they can be accessed. A JVM depends on its class loader to perform this function.

"This project will take inspiration from GraalVM's early-access 'Native Image' feature, but it's based on existing components of the JDK: HotSpot JVM, the 'jaotc' ahead-of-time compiler, application ...

Open-source software maker releases big update to Java-based application server program. Written by Martin LaMonica, Contributor Sept. 20, 2004 at 9:38 a.m. PT ...