A custom combination of Java topics

Presented by Blair Wyman, IBM

Meeting will be held on March 17, 2004.

The presentation consists of a combination of 2 popular COMMON sessions:

Java and iSeries: A Choice Blend

Peanut butter and jelly, bagels and cream cheese, cinnamon and sugar, Java and the iSeries system.

There is no doubt that Java on the iSeries system is making quite a splash in the world of computing.  How can a "legacy" architecture -- an architecture old enough to vote -- so deftly support a language that's barely out of diapers?

Attend this session and discover the unique affinity between Java and the iSeries system, an affinity that has repeatedly placed the iSeries at the pinnacle of server-side Java performance.  Learn how Java's design is fundamentally compatible with the iSeries' design, and how that relationship results in a uniquely tasty combination.

Inside the JVM

The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is the software component that is required on any computer that runs Java.  The iSeries system implements its own JVM -- as opposed to simply "porting" an existing JVM -- in order to take advantage of the iSeries' unique and innovative internal architecture.

This session will focus on some of the "inside" features of the iSeries JVM that differentiate it from implementations on other platforms, including: asynchronous garbage collection, "direct execution" and JIT technologies, heap management, and threading.

Some familiarity with Java is helpful, but not required.