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IBM developerWorks: Pouring Java into Linux boxes

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 19, 1999

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“IBM brings a high-performance JVM to Linux developers”

“A powerful Java development tool for Linux has topped the list
of most-requested enhancements on Sun Microsystems’ Java Developers
Connection Web site for some time now, and by a huge margin. The
absence of a JVM for Linux with performance comparable to that
available on Windows and commercial UNIX has left a void among
Linux developers. These longstanding requests finally have been
met–but not by Sun.”

“IBM’s Developer Kit for Linux is the first with both a
Just-in-time (JIT) compiler and support for native threads,” says
John Neffenger, creator of the VolanoMark performance benchmark.
“Its performance is some four times faster than [the open-source
JVM] Transvirtual Kaffee.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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