Java is the new king of foistware, displacing Adobe and Skype from the top of the heap. And it earned that place with a combination of software update practices that are among the most user-hostile ...

Exponential improvements in hardware capacity made possible by Moore’s Law have substantially expanded the size and complexity of embedded-system software. For many embedded software products, the ...

The Java virtual machine manages application memory and provides a portable execution environment for Java-based applications. Developers reap the rewards in performance, stability, and predictable ...