Basic HTML version of Foils prepared September 1 99
| Java applications are compiled and run on a machine just like any other general programming language such as C/C++. No web server or network are required although Java applications may also use network connections for distributed computing. |
| Java code |
| is compiled |
| to produce |
| bytecodes |
| run by Java |
| interpreter |
| to produce |
| results |
| OR |
| Java code |
| is compiled |
| to produce |
| native code |
| run directly |
| on machine |
| for better |
| performance |