Abstract: 64-bit processor architectures like the Intel/spl reg/ Itanium/spl reg/ processor family are designed for large applications that need large memory addresses. When running applications that ...

Abstract: Memory performance is an important design issue for contemporary systems given the ever increasing memory gap. This paper proposes a space-efficient Java object model for reducing the memory ...

Looking ahead: The vast majority of Windows users already run Steam on 64-bit operating systems, even though the client has continued to support a legacy 32-bit version of Windows. That era is ending: ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. To run Java apps, open JAR files or compile some source code into bytecode you’ll need to ...

Windows XP was released over two decades ago. You can still use the legacy operating system again for any reason whether it be using the old laptop or to relieve old ...

If you want a CPU that has the floating point performance of a GPU, all you have to do is wait six or so years and the CPU roadmaps can catch up. This seems like a long time to wait, which is why so ...

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a software package developed by Oracle Corporation. It's designed to provide a runtime environment for applications written in Java programming language.

Dungeons & Dragons Online has always been the middle child of MMORPGs—it has plenty of potential but is stuck living in the shadow of its siblings. Originally titled Dungeons & Dragons Online: ...

The big picture: The x86-64 instruction set was initially announced by AMD in 1999, providing a significant upgrade to the leading PC computing architecture. The technology proved highly successful, ...