Introduction to Java

Java was created in 1995 by James Gosling, who is regarded as the father of the software industry. Java was designed to be simple, robust, secure, high-performance, portable, multi-threaded, interpreted, dynamic, etc. In today’s world, Java is widely used in mobile devices, internet programming, games, and e-business. 

A developer can also develop scalable applications using Java because it supports many features. Java has built-in frameworks like Spring, Dagger, and others frameworks that ease the development of new applications. They also make application development easier with classes like Applets, Servlets, and JavaServer Pages.

For more information, refer to the article – Introduction to Java

Example of Java Program

FileName: hello_world.java

Java




// Java program to print hello world
import java.io.*;
  
class GFG {
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Hello World");
    }
}


Output

Hello World

Program Execution in Java

Difference between C++ and Java

Java and C++ are the two most popular programming languages in the world. Both languages have their features and use cases. In this article, we will look at the major differences between C++ and Java. We will also discuss their scope in the industry and which one will be better from different perspectives.

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