Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is almost ...

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Java would get an API for processing Java class files, under a proposal afoot in the Java community. The draft classfile API proposal calls for provision of an API for parsing, generating, and ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

A final security feature is that the Java compiler produces an architecture-neutral .class file. This file makes it almost impossible to discover how a program is laid out in memory. As a result, it's ...

There's very little (it seems to me) available in the Java framework that doesn't have at least a close match in the .Net camp. But .Net uses enums, delegates, field accessors, indexers, and other ...