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Run the Java program without the JDK runtime? Yes you can! (4/20/99)

The JavaWorld experts answer your most pressing Java questions -- every week

By Java Q&a Experts, JavaWorld.com, 04/20/99

Can I run Java programs without the JDK runtime environment?

Yes. Just as you can make standalone executables from C/C++ programs, you can also make standalone executables from Java source code. All that is required in either case is that you have a compiler to convert the source code to binary machine code. For example, the IBM VisualAge Java application development product has a High Performance Java Compiler built in, which compiles Java to native code. Of course, the resulting binaries can only run on the platform for which they were compiled, so they lose the benefit of "platform independence" that has made Java so successful on the Internet and in distributed multiplatform environments.

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