Implementing a Java <sup>TM</sup> Virtual Machine in the Java Programming Language

Implementing a Java ^TM Virtual Machine in the Java Programming Language

Author(s):
Antero Taivalsaari
Report Number:	Date Published:	Available Formats:
TR-98-64	March 1998	Portable Document Format (PDF) Postscript (PS) Request Hard Copy
Abstract
JavaInJava is a Java virtual machine written in the Java ^TM programming language. The system was built at Sun Microsystems Laboratories in order to examine the feasibility of constructing high-quality virtual machines using the Java programming language and to experiment with new virtual machine implementation techniques. In this paper we describe the overall architecture of JavaInJava and summarize a number of interesting technical issues that were encountered during its implementation.