Category:Java
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Programming Language
Java is a programming language. It may be used to instruct computers to accomplish a variety of tasks which may or may not be domain-specific. You may find a list of its implementations here. You may find a list of its users on RC here.
Listed below are all of the tasks on Rosetta Code which have been solved using Java.
See also: Java on the HOPL
The Java programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems, is a language aimed at allowing high-performance, cross-platform application development.
Java source files (.java files) are typically compiled to an intermediate bytecode language (.class files) and executed by a Java Virtual Machine. Most modern JVMs further compile the bytecode into your processor's native machine code during execution. This native code translation is done via a JIT compiler that is built in to the JVM. Some Java compilers (such as GCJ) can compile Java code to native machine code ahead-of-time rather than just-in-time.
The primary benefits of Java are:
- Cross-platform (Write Once, Run Anywhere)
- High performance (Java code running with a modern JIT is often comparable to the speed of C++)
- Comprehensive class library (which is very well documented)
- Automatic memory management
- Huge user community
- Well supported by the open source community and commercial industry (Sun, IBM, Oracle, HP, BEA, Apple, etc.)
Java is used in a variety of environments including desktop applications, embedded device (PDA and wireless phone) applications, server-side web page serving applications (as JSP), and applets embedded in web pages.
According to a variety of sources, Java is currently the most popular programming language in the world.
Useful Java links:
Pages in category "Java"
The following 167 pages are in this category, out of 167 total.
