Java would get an API for processing Java class files, under a proposal afoot in the Java community. The draft classfile API proposal calls for provision of an API for parsing, generating, and ...

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Q: If I encrypt my .class files and use a custom classloader to load and decrypt them on the fly, will this prevent decompilation? A: The problem of preventing Java byte-code decompilation is almost ...

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"For example, Fetch will truncate long filenames when uploading to a non-Mac server that does handle long filenames. For example, I first noticed the problem when I tried to upload some Java class ...

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