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Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is almost ...

Direct execution of Java byte code is possible thanks to a Java extension to the ARM processor core by ARM Ltd., Cambridge, England. Known as Jazelle, the new Java ...

With a new extension that ARM is adding to its architecture, you can put the ARM processor core into a state in which it directly executes Java code to allow low-cost and portable platforms to run ...

Java famously runs on billions of devices, including workstations, desktops, tablets, supercomputers, and jewelry. Yes, jewelry. Look it up. [Michael] realized Java doesn’t run on Commodore 64s, ...

I need to figure out a way to convert a user defined type to a byte array and be able to reconstruct that type from the byte array. So far, what I came up with was to convert each variable in the type ...

Here's my problem: I need to scan through the byte array returned by decrypting a .pdf and replace some hard-coded values in the file before sending it along to a servlet response.<BR><BR>In Perl this ...

According to Prasad Subramanian, senior director of engineering, OCI Product Development, Java 18 is delivering a rich pipeline of new features, maintaining a ‘Java Feel’ while addressing all new ...

A few years ago, [Mike]’s friend gave him an old Sega Genesis with the very cool and somewhat rare SegaCD drive attached. The SegaCD gave him an idea – while it’s not easy to burn a cartridge and play ...

This article discusses how to use GCJ, part of the GCC compiler suite, in an embedded Linux project. Like all tools, GCJ has benefits, namely the ability to code in a high-level language like Java, ...