It helps resolve naming conflicts when different packages have classes with the same names. This also helps you organize files within your project. For example: java.io package do something related to I/O and java.net package do something to do with network and so on. If we tend to put all .java… Continue reading
Both C++ and Java use similar syntax and are Object Oriented, but: Java does not support pointers. Pointers are inherently tricky to use and troublesome. Java does not support multiple inheritances because it causes more problems than it solves. Instead Java supports multiple interface inheritance, which allows an object to… Continue reading
Java platform is a software-only platform, which runs on top of other hardware-based platforms like UNIX, NT etc. The Java platform has 2 components: Java Virtual Machine (JVM) – ‘JVM’ is a software that can be ported onto various hardware platforms. Byte codes are the machine language of the JVM…. Continue reading
Java is a fun language. Let’s look at some of the reasons: Built-in support for multi-threading, socket communication, and memory management (automatic garbage collection). Object Oriented (OO). Better portability than other languages across operating systems. Supports Web based applications (Applet, Servlet, and JSP), distributed applications (sockets, RMI, EJB etc) and… Continue reading