Workload Characterization of JVM Languages
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F16%3A10318299" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/16:10318299 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/spe.2337" target="_blank" >10.1002/spe.2337</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Workload Characterization of JVM Languages
Original language description
Originally developed with a single language in mind, the JVM is now targeted by numerous programming languages-its automatic memory management, just-in-time compilation, and adaptive optimizations- making it an attractive execution platform. However, the garbage collector, the just-in-time compiler, and other optimizations and heuristics were designed primarily with the performance of Java programs in mind. Consequently, many of the languages targeting the JVM, and especially the dynamically typed languages, are suffering from performance problems that cannot be simply solved at the JVM side. In this article, we aim to contribute to the understanding of the character of the workloads imposed on the JVM by both dynamically typed and statically typed JVM languages. To this end, we introduce a new set of dynamic metrics for workload characterization, along with an easy-to-use toolchain to collect the metrics. We apply the toolchain to applications written in six JVM languages (Java, Scala, Clojure, Jython, JRuby, and JavaScript) and discuss the findings. Given the recently identified importance of inlining for the performance of Scala programs, we also analyze the inlining behavior of the HotSpot JVM when executing bytecode originating from different JVM languages. As a result, we identify several traits in the non-Java workloads that represent potential opportunities for optimization.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
IN - Informatics
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Software - Practice and Experience
ISSN
0038-0644
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
46
Issue of the periodical within the volume
8
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
37
Pages from-to
1053-1089
UT code for WoS article
000379912900003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84932632354