The Java Virtual Machine Specification
- Binding: Paperback
- Edition: 2
- Publisher: Addison-Wesley
- Publish date: 04/01/1999
Description:
A part of the official Java Series, this book provides the definitive description of every element of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), the underlying technology responsible for Java's most distinctive features; its cross-platform delivery, the small size of its compiled code, and its security capabilities. Knowledge of this underlying technology enables Java programmers to better understand how their own programs operate, achieve faster performance, design more secure systems, and create new languages with the JVM's portability and superior performance.
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The book provides comprehensive and detailed coverage of the JVM class file format and instruction set. In addition, it includes directions for compiling the Java Virtual Machine with numerous practical examples, and demonstrates the JVM's powerful verification techniques that insure safe execution of untrusted code.
Product notice
Returnable at the third party seller's discretion and may come without consumable supplements like access codes, CD's, or workbooks.
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