Preface

This documentation will help users get started with Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, acquaint them with the available features, supply them with command line options, and describe potential usage scenarios. It also provides a rich set of developer guides, code snippets, security guidelines, and the API documentation - everything necessary to start developing on top of GraalVM Enterprise.

Content Navigation

The documentation is chapter-based and meets the standards defined by Oracle’s Accessibility Program. For information about Oracle’s commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website. The main sections herein are:

• Solutions, Architecture, and Support Overview - for users new to GraalVM Enterprise, or solutions architects and application developers seeking to estimate its business value.

• Get Started with GraalVM Enterprise - for users already familiar with GraalVM Enterprise but have little experience using it, or any others looking to start from scratch.

• Reference Manuals - for users who have experience managing or developing applications and are looking for the in-depth documentation of GraalVM Enterprise technologies.

• Monitoring and Debugging Tools - for developers who already work with the GraalVM Enterprise platform and seek to optimize their existing Java workloads.

• GraalVM Enterprise as a Platform - for users who are considering GraalVM Enterprise as a platform upon which to implement their own custom language or tool.

• Security Guide - for security researchers, developers, and embedders already familiar with the GraalVM Enterprise architecture, and who are searching for information on its security model.

• GraalVM Enterprise SDK Javadoc - for application developers, or those who write Java compatibility tests or would like to re-implement the GraalVM Enterprise platform.

April 2024

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