Everything About ___
Live briefing

Everything about Java (programming language)

Object-oriented programming language

Java is a high-level, general-purpose, memory-safe, object-oriented programming language. It is intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need to recompile. Java applications are usually compiled to bytecode that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of the underlying computer architecture. The syntax of Java is similar to C and C++, but has fewer low-level facilities than either of them. The Java runtime provides dynamic abilities usually unavailable in traditional compiled languages. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Java (programming language)A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Objective Assessment in Java Programming Language Using RubricsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: C++The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Java as first programming languageCited 41 times
  5. Go sideways: Outline of the Java programming languageA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Java (software platform)A closely related topic

📖 Definitions

No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.

🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. Editions
  3. Execution system
  4. Syntax
  5. Special classes
  6. Criticism
  7. Class libraries
  8. Documentation
  9. Implementations
  10. Use outside the Java platform

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

🔗 Related topics