Selected tools for Java class and bytecode inspection in the educational environment

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2020-12-17 DOI:10.1515/comp-2020-0170

T. Dobravec

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Abstract Java is not only a modern, powerful, and frequently used programming language, but together with Java Virtual Machine it represents a novel dynamic approach of writing and executing computer programs. The fact that Java programs are executed in a controlled environment has several important implications that define the nature of the language and makes it different from the traditional C-like languages. Knowing the detailed differences between the two types of languages and execution environments is a part of the holistic education of a computer engineer. In this paper, we present some behind-the-scene details about the Java Virtual Machine and we show how these details could be used in the educational process to demonstrate the differences and to emphasise the advantages of the dynamic programming approach when compared to the static one. After presenting some information about class files and about the internal structure and operation of the Java Virtual Machine we demonstrate the usage of public domain programs that could be used in the educational process to put these theoretical concepts into practice.

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教育环境中用于Java类和字节码检查的选定工具

抽象Java不仅是一种现代、强大且经常使用的编程语言，而且它与Java虚拟机一起代表了一种编写和执行计算机程序的新型动态方法。Java程序在受控环境中执行这一事实有几个重要的含义，这些含义定义了语言的性质，并使其与传统的类C语言不同。了解这两种类型的语言和执行环境之间的详细差异是计算机工程师整体教育的一部分。在本文中，我们介绍了Java虚拟机的一些幕后细节，并展示了如何在教育过程中使用这些细节来展示差异，并强调动态编程方法与静态编程方法相比的优势。在介绍了一些关于类文件以及Java虚拟机的内部结构和操作的信息后，我们展示了在教育过程中可以使用的公共领域程序的用法，以将这些理论概念付诸实践。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.