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key: pl/hotspot
kind: plang
name: "HotSpot VM"
url: https://plangs.page/hotspot
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# HotSpot VM

> Java virtual machine known for its just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization techniques.

Java virtual machine for desktop and server computers. Developed initially by Sun Microsystems and later by Oracle Corporation, HotSpot is known for its just-in-time compilation and adaptive optimization techniques, serving as the reference implementation of the Java programming language.

## Facts

- Appeared: 1999
- Homepage: http://openjdk.java.net/groups/hotspot/

## Relationships

### Paradigms

- [Compiled](https://plangs.page/paradigm/compiled)
- [Concurrent](https://plangs.page/paradigm/concurrent)
- [General-Purpose](https://plangs.page/paradigm/general-purpose)
- [Interpreted](https://plangs.page/paradigm/interpreted)

### Platforms

- [Apple](https://plangs.page/platform/apple)
- [BSD](https://plangs.page/platform/bsd)
- [Cross-Platform](https://plangs.page/platform/cross)
- [Java](https://plangs.page/platform/java)
- [Linux](https://plangs.page/platform/linux)
- [Windows](https://plangs.page/platform/windows)

### Type Systems

- [Nominal](https://plangs.page/type-system/nominal)
- [Static](https://plangs.page/type-system/static)
- [Strong](https://plangs.page/type-system/strong)

### Implements

- [Java](https://plangs.page/java)

### Influenced By

- [Self](https://plangs.page/self)

### Written With

- [Assembly](https://plangs.page/assembly)
- [C++](https://plangs.page/c++)

### Licenses

- [GPL](https://plangs.page/license/gnu-gpl)

### Tags

- [Assembler](https://plangs.page/tag/asm)
- [Compiler](https://plangs.page/tag/compiler)
- [Interpreter](https://plangs.page/tag/interpreters)
- [Server](https://plangs.page/tag/server)