Generally, Java compilers are run and pointed to a programmer's code in a text file to produce a class file for use by the JVM on different platforms. Jikes, for example, is an open source compiler ...

Software that converts a Java source program into bytecode (intermediate language) or to a just-in-time (JIT) compiler that converts bytecode into machine language. It may also refer to compiling ...

Analysts cite the back-to-native trend as incentive for Graal's growing popularity, as Java's OpenJDK stewards seek ways to compete with native compilers in terms of performance and code integration.

GraalVM allows Java, Scala, and Kotlin (which are based on the JVM), as well as JavaScript, Ruby, R, and Python, to run with zero interoperability overhead (such as serialization and deserialization).

Oracle added the GraalVM Just-in-time (JIT) compiler as an experimental feature to Oracle JDK 23, its OpenJDK distribution, in September 2024. The GraalVM JIT compiler is faster than the standard Open ...

The latest edition of the RoboVM ahead-of-time (AOT) compiler and runtime library for Java is now available, coinciding with the release of Apple's iOS 9 mobile OS and Xcode 7 IDE.