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Java emulates x86 processor

  • Posted by al
  • March 26, 2007

Scientists at the University of Oxford published JPC, a pure Java implementation of a x86 PC running on a variety of JVMs, such as on Windows PCs, Macs, Linux and even mobile phones.

They claim to achieve around 10% of the host’s performance and look forward for further improvements and also for publishing the sourcecode under […]

Why are interface methods public?

  • Posted by al
  • February 8, 2007

At second glance a simple question in a German Java forum turned out to be quite interesting. Why do interface methods in Java have to be public? Bug entries covering this topic get closed with pseudo explanations like “Because they are intended to be public.”.
Did you ever stumble across a good explanation about why the […]