Java is a high-level, secure, platform-independent, and object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling in 1991. It has features such as being simple with syntax based on C++, following the object-oriented paradigm, being platform independent as code is executed on a Java platform instead of depending on the OS, and being secured through lack of pointers and exception handling. The Java Virtual Machine enables computers to run Java programs by interpreting bytecode.
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Java
Java is a high-level, secure, platform-independent, and object-oriented programming language developed by James Gosling in 1991. It has features such as being simple with syntax based on C++, following the object-oriented paradigm, being platform independent as code is executed on a Java platform instead of depending on the OS, and being secured through lack of pointers and exception handling. The Java Virtual Machine enables computers to run Java programs by interpreting bytecode.
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What is Java?
Java is the high-level, secure, platform-independent and object-
oriented, programming language. It was developed by James Gosling in 1991.
Features of Java Programming Language.
There are the following features in Java Programming Language.
Simple: Java is easy to learn. The syntax of Java is based on
C++.
Object-Oriented: Java follows the object-oriented paradigm
which allows us to maintain our code as the combination of different type of objects that incorporates both data and behavior. Platform Independent: Java is a platform independent programming language. Java comes with its platform on which its code is executed. Java doesn't depend upon the operating system to be executed.
Secured: Java is secured because it doesn't use explicit
pointers. Java also provides the concept of ByteCode and Exception handling which makes it more secured. Interpreted: Java uses the Just-in-time (JIT) interpreter along with the compiler for the program execution. What do you understand by Java virtual machine? Java Virtual Machine is a virtual machine that enables the computer to run the Java program.