Do JVMs on Desktops Use JIT Compilation?

Question

I always come across articles which claim that Java is interpreted. I know that Oracle\'s HotSpot JRE provides just-in-time compilation, however is this the case for a major

Answer 1

Neither of the (otherwise-excellent) answers so far seems to have actually answered your last question, so: Yes, the Java runtime you downloaded from www.java.com is Oracle's (Sun's) Hotspot JVM, and so yes, it will do JIT compilation. HotSpot isn't just for servers or anything like that, it runs on desktops and takes full advantage of its (very mature) optimizing JIT compiler.