Running javac with -Xlint:all or -Xlint with no other options will show all warnings and would work to see the details regarding deprecated, unchecked, and all other applicable Xlint-enabled warnings.

To learn part of a new API or even some important Java nuance, you'll often find it useful to run a short bit of code. In this Java Tip, Shawn Silverman explains how to easily and quickly test one ...

2. The Java profiler: javap You can consider the Java command-line tool javap a complement to the javac utility. While javac compiles code, the javap utility reverses that compilation and provides ...

Are Java compiler (javac) and JIT one and the same thing? If you answered Yes, then read on. Long back I was asked this in an interview and (alas) I had replied in affirmative.

Unfortunately I don't have a javac.exe file in my bin directory. There is java.exe and javaw.exe but typing in "javaw first.java" opens up a popup titled "Java Virtual Machine Launcher" with the ...