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{{language|Java}}The '''Java''' programming language, developed by [[Sun Microsystems]], is a language aimed at allowing high performance, cross-platform application development. ▼
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Java source files (.java files) are typically [[Compiler|compiled]] to an intermediate [[bytecode]] language (.class files) and executed by a [[Java Virtual Machine]]. Most modern JVMs further compile the bytecode of a Java program into your processors' native machine code during execution. This native code translation is done via a [[Just-In-Time|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.▼
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Java source files (.java files) are typically [[Compiler|compiled]] to an intermediate [[bytecode]] (all platform) executable (.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.
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The primary benefits of Java are:
* Cross-[[platform]] (Write Once, Run Anywhere (if all of the libraries are ported))
* Comprehensive class library (which is thoroughly [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/documentation/index.html documented])
* [[garbage collection|Automatic memory management]]▼
▲* Automatic memory management
* Well supported by the [[open
▲* 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.)
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.▼
There are a variety of arguments regarding Java's performance compared to other popular languages like [[C++]]. Some come to the conclusion that the programmer's choices make a bigger difference on performance in each language. Most show that each language is better than the other at specific types of operations (e.g. Java for memory allocation, C++ for numerical operations).
▲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.
An extensive summary of comparisons between Java and C++ can be found [[wp:Comparison of Java and C++|on Wikipedia]].
According to a variety of [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm sources], Java is currently the most popular programming language in the world.▼
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Useful Java links:
* [http://www.java.com java.com]
* [http://
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