Is there one JVM per Java application?

Question

Is the same JVM used by all Java applications running or, does \'one JVM per Java application\' apply? (say the applications are IntelliJ IDEA, a server and NetBeans for exa

Answer 1

Any application which has shared libraries will share the same copy of those libraries. Java has a fair amount of shared libraries. However, you won't notice the difference except for some memory saved.