Jikes RVM

Jikes RVM
Developer(s)Jikes RVM Team, contributors[1]
Initial release1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Stable release
3.1.4 / February 18, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-02-18)
Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemUnix-like
TypeJava virtual machine, library
LicenseEclipse Public License
Websitejikesrvm.org

Jikes Research Virtual Machine (Jikes RVM) is a mature virtual machine that runs programs written for the Java platform. Unlike most other Java virtual machines (JVMs), it is written in the programming language Java, in a style of implementation termed meta-circular. It is free and open source software released under an Eclipse Public License.

  1. ^ "Jikes RVM Team and Contributors".