HotSpot (virtual machine)

This article is about Oracle's Java virtual machine. For other uses, see Hotspot.
Java HotSpot Virtual Machine
Original author(s)Sun Microsystems
Developer(s)Oracle Corporation
Initial releaseApril 27, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-27)[1]
Stable release
23.25-b01 / January 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-01)
Repositorygithub.com/openjdk/jdk/tree/master/src/hotspot
Written inC++, Assembly
Operating systemCross-platform
TypeJava virtual machine
LicenseProprietary (early versions), GNU General Public License (current)
Websiteopenjdk.org/groups/hotspot/

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.

  1. ^ a b "Sun Announces Availability of the Java HotSpot Performance Engine". Press Release. Sun Microsystems. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.