Features of Java

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Features of Java
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Features of Java

• Simple - The kernel of the language is simple,
  however, the GUI and network libraries are large
  and complex.
• Object Oriented - Java forces the user to employ
  OO design methods.
• Network Capable - Extensive libraries have been
  created to support network applications.

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Features of Java

• Interpreted - Java may be both compiled and
  interpreted.
• Robust - Some of the features of C that cause
  common programming errors are excluded from Java
  (e.g. pointers). OO methods and exception
  handlers also help ensure that Java is robust.

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Features of Java

• Secure - Special programming structures main
  security in a network environment, particularly
  for Applets.
• Architecture Neutral - The Java Runtime
  Environment is available to run class files. The
  Java Virtual Machine interprets the byte code for
  the target machine.

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Features of Java

• Portable - Java code is inherently portable and
  can be moved across a network. A Java program
  written, for example, on a PC can also run on a
  MAC.

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Features of Java

• High-performance - Code development is fairly
  rapid. The performance of a Java program is often
  poor when compared with equivalent compiled
  program written in C/C, typically by a factor
  of 10.

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Features of Java

• Performance - However, new JIT compilers and
  processors designed specifically to run Java
  should improve system performance.

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Features of Java

• Multi-threaded and dynamic - Java is inherently
  an event driven multi-thread programming language.