A Java compiler is a program that takes the text file work of a developer and compiles it into a platform-independent Java file. Java compilers include the Java Programming Language Compiler (javac), ...

A compiler is a computer program that translates from one format to another, most often from a high-level computer language to byte code and machine code.

To address this unenviable situation, Sun invested in the development of a single programming language that would work on a variety of OSes and computer architectures. This became known as the Green ...