Skip to content
EntityQ633804· pop 16· linked from 214 articles

HotSpot, released as Java HotSpot Performance Engine, is a Java virtual machine for desktop and server computers, developed by Sun Microsystems which was purchased by and became a division of Oracle Corporation in 2010. Its features include improved performance via methods such as just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization. It is the de facto reference Java Virtual Machine.

Key facts

Software.name
Java HotSpot Virtual Machine
Software.author
Sun Microsystems
Software.developer
Oracle Corporation
Software.operating system
Cross-platform
Software.programming language
C++, Assembly
Software.genre
Java virtual machine
Software.license
Proprietary (early versions), GNU General Public License (current)

via Wikipedia infobox

~5 min read

Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Features
  • JVM flags
  • License
  • Supported platforms
  • Maintained by Oracle
  • Ports by third parties
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

HotSpot, released as Java HotSpot Performance Engine, is a Java virtual machine for desktop and server computers, developed by Sun Microsystems which was purchased by and became a division of Oracle Corporation in 2010. Its features include improved performance via methods such as just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization. It is the de facto reference Java Virtual Machine.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “HotSpot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.