Original author(s) | Sun Microsystems |
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Developer(s) | Oracle Corporation |
Initial release | April 27, 1999[1] |
Stable release | 23.25-b01
/ January 1, 2016 |
Repository | github |
Written in | C++, Assembly |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Java virtual machine |
License | Proprietary (early versions), GNU General Public License (current) |
Website | openjdk |
HotSpot, released as Java HotSpot Performance Engine,[1] 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 improved performance via methods such as just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization. It is the de facto Java Virtual Machine, serving as the reference implementation of the Java programming language.