Speaker: Miguel Torres
Candidate for Bachelor of Arts in Computer Inform Science
Time: 2:45 PM
Place: Trustee Hall 211
Supervisor: Dr. Anthony Cassandra
Title: The Sun Javac Compiler vs. The IBM Jikes Compiler

Abstract: This talk will discuss a project that compares the performance of the Sun Javac compiler and the IBM Jikes Java compiler. Each compiler was tested through an experiment running a series of Java benchmark programs that measured statistics about the compilation process, including resources used and run-time of the compiled Java byte-code. In addition, the results show that the IBM Jikes compiler out-performed the Sun compiler in compilation speed, but that there was no significant difference in the resulting executable run-times and the resources used.