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The Java programming language, developed by Sun Microsystems, is a language aimed at allowing "high-performance", virtual 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 (if all of the libraries are ported))
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.)

The primary flaws of Java are:

"High performance" (Java code running with a modern JIT is NOT comparable to the speed of efficient C++)
Not compiled

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.

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 * Cross-[[platform]] (Write Once, Run Anywhere (if all of the libraries are ported))
 * Comprehensive class library (which is very well [http://java.sun.com/javase/reference/api.jsp documented])
-* [[garbage collection|Automatic memory management]] (So users don't have to learn memory management)
+* [[garbage collection|Automatic memory management]]
 * Huge user community
 * Well supported by the [[open source]] community and commercial industry ([[Sun Microsystems|Sun]], [[IBM]], [[Oracle]], HP, BEA, [[Mac OS X|Apple]], etc.)
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 The primary flaws of Java are:
 * "High performance" (Java code running with a modern JIT is NOT comparable to the speed of efficient [[C++]])
-* Not compiled (Allowing for super-duper speed?)
+* Not compiled
-* "You acknowledge that Software is not designed, licensed or intended for use in the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility." -See the EULA
 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 [[Java Server Pages|JSP]]), and applets embedded in web pages.