title: Number of classes loaded in java
body: <p>I have program that the number of classes loaded there is constantly rising.</p>
  
  <p>How could this actually be ? Or do i misunderstand something in java about classloading?</p>
  
  <p>Here is a snippet from jConsole overnight :</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/200/classesp.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">alt text http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/200/classesp.jpg</a></p>
  
  <p>Could someone please tell me what could be the possible reason for such a constant classloading growth ? Or is this normal ?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>