EuroMUG 96

The Programming Language

• Design Goals of Java
  • "Simple, object-oriented, distributed, interpreted, robust, secure, architecture neutral, portable, high-performance, multithreded, and dynamic. "
    The Java Language: An Overview

• Language Features
  • Syntax similar to C/C++
    => Easy to learn for a C-programmer

  • Everything is in a class
    => Forces object-oriented abstractions

  • Built with networking in mind
    => Easy access to distributed resources
    => Support for multithreaded programming

  • Byte Code Interpreter / Just-In-Time Compiler
    => Architecture neutral
    => Portable to many platforms
    => High performance
    => Dynamic loading of classes
    => Sandbox security

  • Garbage Collected Language
    => No more memory leaks and dangling pointers!!!