There is no such thing in the .net world.. not so powerful.. there are some thing like Edit and Continue but this is like “Hot replace” in Java and nothing more. The problem is in .net you have the whole model of .dll(s) with their versions and dependencies between dlls pointing to specific version so … Read more
JRebel uses class rewriting (both ASM and Javassist) and JVM integration to version individual classes. Plus it integrates with app servers to redirect class/resource and web server lookups back to the workspace. And it also integrates with most app servers and frameworks to propagate changes to the configuration (metadata or files). That’s the short of … Read more
Take a look at DCEVM, it’s a modification of the HotSpot VM that allows unlimited class redefinitions at runtime. You can add/remove fields and methods and change the super types of a class at runtime. The binaries available on the original site are limited to Java 6u25 and to early versions of Java 7. The … Read more
UPDATED For IntelliJ IDEA 12+ releases we can build automatically the edited sources if we are using the external compiler option. The only thing needed is to check the option “Build project automatically“, located under “Compiler” settings: Also, if you would like to hot deploy, while the application is running or if you are using … Read more