Sun Microsystems’ Java Real-Time System (Java RTS) is proving itself in numerous, wide-ranging environments, including finance, control systems, manufacturing, and defense. In Real-Time Java™ Programming, we present the deep knowledge and realistic code examples that you need to succeed with Java RTS and its APIs. In the process, we illuminate the foundations of real-time programming in any RTSJ-compatible environment. This book is for Java developers and architects moving to real-time, and real-time developers moving to Java.

Key topics include:

1. •Real-time principles and concepts, and the unique requirements of real-time application design and development
   
   

2. •How Java has been adapted to real-time environments
   
   

3. •A complete chapter on garbage collection concepts and Java SE collectors
   
   

4. •Using the Java RTS APIs to solve actual real-time system problems as efficiently as possible
   
   

5. •Utilizing today’s leading Java RTS development and debugging tools
   
   

6. •Understanding real-time garbage collection, threads, scheduling, and dispatching
   
   

7. •Programming new RTSJ memory models
   
   

8. •Dealing with asynchronous event handling and asynchronous transfer of control