As you must have noticed we are publishing a lot of articles regarding Java. So to justify it we are writing this article in which we will go through the all great facts leaning in favor of Java. We will also see some facts about of java that alienated many developers. We hope you as a reader must be familiar in some programing language if not its high time you start learning one. We as java developers may look biased but we try to bring the honest opinion. So without any further delay let us start by going through some facts about java.
Java great facts
· Java started its release in mid ninety’s and after all those years it is still among top 3 programming languages.
· Java provides backend for billions of devices.
· The platform independent nature of java makes it stands out among other languages.
· By having a c style syntax it is easier to learn for programmers from other languages.
· Java is supported by large development communities.
· Java is released every 6 months which is more frequent than other languages.
· There are highly efficient frameworks that are written in java (Spring, Hibernate, etc.).
· Learning curve is low for programmers with OOP(object oriented programming) background.
· Java supports all major design principles and patterns.
· Java supports multi-threaded and concurrent programming from its earlier versions.
· From java 8 functional programming is also supported with constructs such as lambda expressions, method references, streams, functional interfaces etc.
· Java FX which is used to develop desk top applications has also got lot of attention from developers.
· Java has a module system since version 9 which is highly efficient in dealing with dependencies and organizing code.
· Java has an enterprise edition which work on all tiers of enterprise applications.
· Java supports connectivity to all major data bases through JDBC.
· Java has a set of data structure in collection API which deals with all complex data.
· Java supports REPL (read evaluate print loop) by using JShell.
· The availability of multiple build tools (maven, Ant, Gradle) makes java easy to test and deploy.
· Testing application is easy in java with frameworks such as JUnit, selenium etc.
· The java IDE(integrated development environment) such as eclipse, intelliJ IDEA, NetBeans makes it more exciting for coders.
· Last but not the least there are billions of applications written in java which needs maintenance which opens door for more developers.
Those were the facts that proves java is a great programming language. Now let us discuss things that alienated many java developers.
Java what we hate most
· Learning curve for java is very high. We need to understand code for many classes to master java.
· We need to master many APIs (Collections, Reflection, etc.) to completely master java.
· Most of the developers are stuck at java 8 or older versions because their job is to maintain code not to write new code,
· Managing dependencies with JAR files of different libraries is a night mare for developers.
· We need to understand the hard work of decompiling old java applications in order to upgrade.
· The difficulties of going through long list of log files to troubleshoot/debug needed to be mention.
· Lack of indentation rules makes developers to misread other developer’s code.
· The harsh reality that python and JavaScript are more advanced makes you jealous as a java developer.
Finally, keeping up with every new version of java in every six months takes a lot of time and effort.
Why Java in 2022 a final thought
Java is a great programming language but it faces threats from python and JavaScript. Java is used mainly by developers who maintains large enterprise applications. And these applications are stuck at java 8 or older versions. In 2022 if you are looking for jobs in java you may get them because there are many enterprise application that needs maintenance. And if you are a student it’s a no brainer that you should learn java because it is the popular programming language. When you are a student you must either learn java or python or c that is a must. So we wish you all the best in learning java. If you like this article please give us a clap and follow us for more good stuff.
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