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> Java libraries are distributed as binary bytecode blobs. I don't think it's fair to describe JARs this way. While it may be technically true, a JAR file is f
by richbell 3y ago
> Java libraries are distributed as binary bytecode blobs.
I don't think it's fair to describe JARs this way. While it may be technically true, a JAR file is far less opaque than an actual binary executable.
- connicpu 3y agoIn the sense that it's easier to decompile sure, but plenty of non-OSS java libraries run an obfuscator on their internals and in that case it's only marginally less opaque than machine code