A Java compiler takes a text file and compiles it into a platform-independent Java file, meaning the compiled code can run on any OS. Learn how it works.

The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.

A compiler is a computer program that translates from one format to another, most often from a high-level computer language to byte code and machine code.

Oracle added the GraalVM Just-in-time (JIT) compiler as an experimental feature to Oracle JDK 23, its OpenJDK distribution, in September 2024. The GraalVM JIT compiler is faster than the standard ...

Azul has launched a cloud-native compiler, improving the time to peak performance for Java applications. By delegating JIT to an external system, applications can reach higher throughput, faster ...

Because GraalVM is the first compiler of its kind written completely in Java —a memory-safe language designed for productivity—unlike other compilers, it’s easy for developers to read and ...

There's an easy way to run Java in the browser now that WebAssembly is a W3C standard. In this Java and WebAssembly tutorial, we show you how to compile Java into WASM, and invoke your Java code in ...