Tag: jvm

  • Expanding your horizons on JVM with Kotlin

    Expanding your horizons on JVM with Kotlin

    The power of Java ecosystem lies in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) which runs variety of programming languages which are better suitable for some tasks than Java. One relatively new JVM language is Kotlin which is statically typed programming language that targets the JVM and JavaScript. You can use it with Java, Android and the…

  • Avoiding JVM delays caused by random number generation

    The library used for random number generation in Oracle’s JVM relies on /dev/random by default for UNIX platforms. This can potentially block the WebLogic Server process because on some operating systems /dev/random waits for a certain amount of “noise” to be generated on the host machine before returning a result. Although /dev/random is more secure,…