Why Java?
Hello people, choosing a language to learn in programming is
a very big decision because this is a thing on which your whole career is
dependent, so making a smart decision here can actually make your life better.
If you are here we can assume that the question ringing in
your mind again and again is “ Why JAVA? Why not C++? or Why not Python? or Why
not any other language? “. Well this blog might help you a bit by answering
your this question of “ Why JAVA? “
Before diving deep into the technical talks of this JAVA
language, let us first look upon the history of this language ‘JAVA’. In 1990, Sun
Microsystems Inc. (US) has conceived a project to develop software for consumer
electronic devices that could be controlled by a remote. The authorities
included in the development of this software found out that then available
languages were all system dependent, and hence could not be used for various processors,
so they started developing a completely system independent language, which
later got this name ‘JAVA’.
Why the name JAVA? The developers of this language believed
that because of the good quality coffee they consumed while developing this
language played a huge role in the development of this language. Good quality
of coffee was exported to the entire world from a place called ‘JAVA island’.
Hence they fixed the name of the place for the language as Java. Thus, the symbol for Java Language is a coffee cup and
saucer.
Features of
JAVA :
Apart from being a system
independent language, there are other reasons too for the immense popularity of
this language. Let us have a look at some of it’s features :
·
SIMPLE : Java is a
simple language, and we can say that this was the design aim of this language,
all difficult concepts of C and C++ have been omitted in JAVA. For example, the
concept of POINTERS, which is very difficult for both programmers and learners
have been completely eliminated in JAVA.
·
Object
Oriented : Java is an object oriented language, this means this uses
objects and classes. Unlike C++, Java is a purely object oriented language.
This is the reason why we write atleast one class in every JAVA program, but it
is not a necessity to write atleast a class when it comes to C++ program.
·
Robust : Robust
means strong. Java program is a strong program and it don’t crash easily like a
C or C++ program. Java has got excellent exceptions handling features.
·
System
Independence : Java’s byte code is not machine dependent. It can be run on
any machine with any processor and any operating system.
These are just ‘must
be highlighted’ types features of JAVA language. It has a number of many
other features which is not there in the feature list of any other programing language.
So yes, we think this is enough for an overview to the
JAVA language, hope this blog add some value to your programming life.
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This article is SUBMITTED By : Ritik Arora
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