Here's a quick look at the three types of class loaders and everything you need to know to work with them in your Java programs. Java class loaders are a component of the Java virtual machine (JVM) ...

OpenJDK proposal would boost Java application startup speed by having classes made available in a loaded and linked state when the JVM starts. Java application startup times would be improved by ...

The packaging mechanisms defined in Chapter 8 of the J2EE 1.3 specification provide a framework for pulling together all the pieces of a J2EE application. However, application server vendors are free ...

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In one of my previous posts I described how the CVE-2012-1889 vulnerability (CVE2012-1889: MSXML use-after-free vulnerability) works, but the Java exploitation process is too easy for the bad guys not ...