- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (22 Jun 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201309726
- ISBN-13: 978-0201309720
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 18.6 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,213,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The core of Java technology, the Java virtual machine is an abstract computing machine that enables the Java platform to host applications on any computer or operating system without rewriting or recompiling. Anyone interested in designing a language or writing a compiler for the Java virtual machine must have an in-depth understanding of its binary class format and instruction set. If you are programming with the Java programming language, knowledge of the Java virtual machine will give you valuable insight into the Java platform's security capabilities and cross-platform portability. It will increase your understanding of the Java programming language, enabling you to improve the security and performance of your programs. The author employs a tutorial approach that provides a detailed look into the central workings of the technology and teaches the reader how to write real programs for the Java virtual machine. He describes methods for becoming a better programmer through an advanced understanding of the Java virtual machine and Java technology. Programming for the Java Virtual Machine offers comprehensive coverage of all the major elements of the Java virtual machine--classes and objects, control instructions, debugging, class loaders, compiling the Java programming language, performance issues, security, and threads and synchronization. The book provides an introduction to the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS), with a collection of topics that help programmers understand the Java virtual machine and the JVMS better. In addition, the book features implementations of Prolog and Scheme, a language that runs on top of the Java virtual machine, generating Java virtual machine code as it runs and using a Java virtual machine class loader to load the generated code into the system. You will find detailed information on such topics as: *The Java virtual machine verification algorithm *How Java virtual machine security works, and what it can and can't do *Using class loaders to incorporate code and dynamically generated code from the Internet, the Java Foundation Classes, database queries, and other languages *The mechanics of compiling the Java programming language for the Java virtual machine *Implementing other languages using the Java virtual machine, including Scheme, Prolog, Sather, Eiffel, and regular expressions Numerous examples illustrate techniques and concepts, and exercises with solutions help you gain practical experience. 0201309726B04062001
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The core of Java technology, the Java virtual machine is an abstract computing machine that enables the Java platform to host applications on any computer or operating system without rewriting or recompiling. Anyone interested in designing a language or writing a compiler for the Java virtual machine must have an in-depth understanding of its binary class format and instruction set. If you are programming with the Java programming language, knowledge of the Java virtual machine will give you valuable insight into the Java platform's security capabilities and cross-platform portability. It will increase your understanding of the Java programming language, enabling you to improve the security and performance of your programs.
The author employs a tutorial approach that provides a detailed look into the central workings of the technology and teaches the reader how to write real programs for the Java virtual machine. He describes methods for becoming a better programmer through an advanced understanding of the Java virtual machine and Java technology. Programming for the Java Virtual Machine offers comprehensive coverage of all the major elements of the Java virtual machine--classes and objects, control instructions, debugging, class loaders, compiling the Java programming language, performance issues, security, and threads and synchronization. The book provides an introduction to the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS), with a collection of topics that help programmers understand the Java virtual machine and the JVMS better. In addition, the book features implementations of Prolog and Scheme, a language that runs on top of the Java virtual machine, generating Java virtual machine code as it runs and using a Java virtual machine class loader to load the generated code into the system.
You will find detailed information on such topics as:
- The Java virtual machine verification algorithm
- How Java virtual machine security works, and what it can and can't do
- Using class loaders to incorporate code and dynamically generated code from the Internet, the Java Foundation Classes, database queries, and other languages
- The mechanics of compiling the Java programming language for the Java virtual machine
- Implementing other languages using the Java virtual machine, including Scheme, Prolog, Sather, Eiffel, and regular expressions
Numerous examples illustrate techniques and concepts, and exercises with solutions help you gain practical experience.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Good Tutorial Introduction to the Java Virtual Machine
23 May 2000
Format:Paperback
The first five chapters of this book provide an introduction to programming in "Java assembly language" using the assembler included on the CD-ROM. This introduction does a good job of explaining the JVM instructions, but could have used more exercises to help the reader learn and practice using more of the instructions. Additionally, the chapters, appendices, and index could have been better organized so that I didn't have to keep flipping through pages to find the syntax and semantics of instructions.
The remainder of the book explores various areas such as verification, debugging, the class file format, security, and most importantly, compiling Java and other languages into JVM code. Mostly, this material is a tutorial introduction to information provided in the Java Virtual Machine Specification, but there is some original material in the chapters devoted to compiling Scheme and Prolog.
Be aware that this book contains numerous errors; you'll want to grab the errata list from the Addison-Wesley website.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent anaylsis and tutorial!
18 April 2000
Format:Paperback
Together with author's reference implementation in CD, this book is a "must" tutorial for anyone who wants to translate other languages (scheme, prolog...) into java bytecode. It starts with discussions of jvm and bytecode, and then gives deep anaylsis of java the language from the viewpoint of bytecode. From this, reader gains significant insight on how to code in java the best way.
Although the book can expand more on its scheme->java implementation, I find it a very good starting point for any serious work. I wholeheartedly recommend the book to anyone interested in java and its jvm.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Extremely good book on JVM internals
13 April 2007
Format:Paperback
This is truly a classic that will live on for years. This is a good read even for people who aren't into Java. The VM concepts are well explained here, and the text is surprisingly easy to read, given the heavy nature of the subject. The JVM versions have moved on, but this covers the basics very well, and is an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to know what a Virtual Machine is about under the covers.
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