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

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

Ratings

File extensions

java, jav, jsh

External Links

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