The JRE creates the JVM and ensures dependencies are available to your programs. The JDK allows you to create Java programs that can be executed and run by the JVM and JRE.

The JRE is the on-disk part of Java that creates the JVM and loads programs into them. The JDK provides the tools necessary to write Java programs that can be executed and run by the JVM and JRE.

Java profiler tools fall into two camps: Java sampling and JVM instrumentation. In this article we compare the differences between the two approaches.

The terms JVM tuning and Java optimization are often used interchangeably, but there is an important difference between the two practices. In short, JVM tuning requires some tradeoff between metrics ...

Java has been one of the top two programming languages for the past 10 years. How has it stood the test of time? Good design and continuous innovation have a lot to do with it.

The Java JDK (Java Development Kit) is a software development environment that creates Java applications.

Originally launched in April 2024, Liberica JDK Performance Edition was built to give legacy Java applications a serious performance boost.

With JDK 21, Java is entering a new era of efficiency and security, making it a compelling choice for enterprises building scalable, secure applications.