Abstract: Information from computer programs can be extracted from its source code, external documentation, and compiled code. Although compiled code is an assured information source which is always ...

All Java programs are compiled into class files that contain bytecodes, the machine language of the Java virtual machine. In this JavaWorld classic, Bill Venners goes under the hood of the JVM to ...

Definition/Overview: JAR files are compressed Java archives (hence the extension '.jar'). These are bundles of Java-related files, assembled as Java archives. JAR files are convenient for unpacking ...

For many years, Phil Katz’s archive creation, zip, has been one of the most popular file archiving formats. Sun has adopted the zip format as the basis for the Java Archive (JAR). Sun has extended the ...

Archives are often used to import data sets in web applications. Especially in Java, archives like Jar, War or Apk are used to aggregate Java class files and resources into one single file.

JAR-RE is a specialized tool designed to simplify the process of reverse engineering Java archives, with a particular focus on Old School RuneScape (OSRS) gamepack deobfuscation. While primarily built ...

Following a number of reports of new zero-day vulnerabilities in the Java browser plug-in, Oracle has today released an emergency update to Java 7 as Apple updates Java SE 6 to version 1.6.0_43. Today ...

In the world of IDE-based development, programmers can easily become detached from JDK and the underlying technology that makes their applications work. Here is a list of the five most useful Java ...

Apple has released Java for OS X 2013-005, which “delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility for Java SE 6”. The update is available in the Mac App Store. Of note, the updates ...