A two-year old Sun research project, JFluid is a "profiling" tool that examines Java applications and informs developers of potential performance bottlenecks in their code.
SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. took a step toward making Java open source by opening its Java 3D version along with its 3D desktop, Project Looking Glass, at its annual JavaOne conference here. The company also reconfirmed its commitment to open sourcing Solaris for X86.
Developers at this week's JavaOne conference will get a chance to check the progress that tools vendors have made in their long quest to ease Java programming so they can better compete against Microsoft Corp.