Advanced Design and Implementation of Virtual Machines

Advanced Design and Implementation of Virtual Machines, 1st Edition, examines the architecture and engineering of modern runtime engines. The text presents the design of systems such as the Java virtual machine, JavaScript engines, and the Android execution engine.

The volume bridges high-level architectural design with low-level implementation details. Core topics include internal virtual machine data structures, execution engine design, threading, and garbage collection mechanisms.

Organized in a step-by-step framework, the book combines academic research topics with commercial software solutions. Illustrated figures and practical code snippets help system software developers turn theoretical concepts into concrete implementations.