Microsoft Build for OpenJDK adds an experimental compiler optimization that promotes scalar replacement of objects involved in object allocation merges, easing garbage collection and improving ...

Azul Prime can stream previously optimized code to new JVM instances at startup, reducing repeated compilation work. Azul claims two to five times faster warm-up than standard OpenJDK, with potential ...

By Enabling JVMs to Learn from Each Other Azul today announced that Azul Prime now delivers 2x-5x faster application warm-up versus standard OpenJDK, letting enterprises run leaner, more dynamic and ...

Azul has launched a new cloud-native compiler that offloads Java JIT compilation from a local system to an elastic resource, lowering the amount of resources needed to run the application and ...

The goal of Project Leyden is to "address the long-term pain points of Java's slow startup time, slow time to peak performance, and large footprint." It wanted to get there "by introducing a concept ...

In this excerpt from his book “Write Great Code,” Randall Hyde introduces the common optimizations that compilers perform, and when a programmer should consider using or disabling them. Later chapters ...

JavaOne has been moved to coincide with Oracle’s annual OpenWorld conference in September, so as a result, the JRuby team at Engine Yard has had a few more months to prepare for their planned release ...