The Laboratory
Our goal is to drive ODA conformance and telecom innovation through developer-first empirical research.
The policy point
The thesis behind Eliya JDK and the EliyaProfile flag. Some production-evidence and compliance requirements cannot be set from outside the runtime: name the intent as policy, implement it as mechanism in the VM, and ship it as a default. Read →
Choosing a JDK in 2026: an honest guide
A vendor-by-vendor comparison of OpenJDK distributions with use-case-specific recommendations. Written by the team behind Eliya JDK. Read →
JVM forensics vs APM: why both, when each, and where each stops
APM tools aggregate metrics to a backend. JVM forensics captures artefacts on disk that survive incidents. Both have legitimate roles. This article documents the architectural distinction and the production scenarios where each is the right answer. Read →