Java

Summary

Java is a general-purpose, class-based, object-oriented programming language designed for portability and cross-platform compatibility. It follows the "write once, run anywhere" principle through its use of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Paradigms

object-oriented, imperative, functional, generic, reflective, concurrent, structured

Domains

server-side applications, desktop applications, web development, distributed system

Key Features

first-class functions, closures, operator overloading, multiple inheritance, traits/interfaces, REPL, native FFI, reflection, meta-programming, decorators/annotations, string interpolation, modules, lambdas

Typing

static system, non-structural typing, strong typing, partial inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, required type annotations

Compilation

compiled, interpreted with JIT compilation

Influenced By

C++, Objective-C, C#, Ada, Smalltalk, Eiffel, C, Mesa, Modula-3, Simula

Influenced

Ada, Swift, C#, Frege, Apex, Gosu, PHP, Ballerina, X10, ActionScript, Ceylon, Seed7, Dragon, ASP.NET, Qore, Mirah, OptimJ, Kotlin, Gremlin, Common Intermediate Language, Scala, Hack, Python, JS++, TypeScript, Monkey X, Processing, Whiley, Join Java, Dart, Karel++, JavaFX Script, Groovy, Apache Groovy, Deesel, Chapel, JavaScript, BeanShell, Pnuts, D, Tea, Haxe, Ateji PX, Gambas, Vala, E

Ratings

File extensions

java, jav, jsh

External Links

• Java official site
• Java jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/java subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories