The Java virtual machine is a program whose purpose is to execute other programs. It’s a simple idea that also stands as one of our greatest examples of coding kung fu.The JVM upset the status ...

However, this is starting to change, with for example Oracle's HotSpot compiler for Java including some early support for these instructions. Another common technique is the use of bytecode.

Sumatra will repurpose Java 8’s multi-core APIs called Stream or Lambda to enable both CPU or GPU computing, but it will need an extra layer of code for parallel execution.