Throwing checked exceptions without declaration, changing final fields; these kinds of antics would never be tolerated by the Java language. But using Java bytecode these can be done readily.

Decompilation of Java bytecode is the act of transforming Java bytecode to Java source code. Although easier than that of decompilation of machine code, problems still arise in Java bytecode ...

Java famously runs on billions of devices, including workstations, desktops, tablets, supercomputers, and jewelry. Yes, jewelry. Look it up. [Michael] realized Java doesn’t run on Commodore 6… ...

Why Java obfuscation schemes based on byte-code encryption won't work May 9, 2003. Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this ...

Java compiler and bytecode. After compiling the source code (a .java file), the compiler generates intermediate object code called bytecode which is a .class file. Bytecode is not the same as machine ...