Java: A Synopsis
ava : A simple, object-oriented, distributed, interpreted, robust, secure,
architecture neutral, portable, high-performance, multithreaded, and dynamic
language. (The Java Language : A White Paper, copyright 1994, 1995 Sun
Microsystems)
Some Java Capabilities:
- Object Oriented : Classes, Multiple Inheritance through Interfaces
- Architecture Neutral : Bytecompiled and then interpreted on a virtual
machine
- Distributed : Built in libraries for networks and protocols
- Robust : Untrusted code in a trusted environment (VM)
- Dynamic types and late binding
- Syntax is very similar to C/C++
- Interpreted performance is 15-20 x compiled C
- Garbage Collection
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