Introduction to Java

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History

In June 1991, a small team of engineers at Sun Microsystems led by James Gosling (along with Mike Sheridan and Patrick Naughton) started a project called Green. This is to develop a programming language for small electronic devices such as television, setup-box etc.

In 1993, the HTTP protocol and Mosaic browser arrived which made them to develop the language for the internet.

In 1995, they developer a browser named Webrunner where it is capable of showing HTML content mixed with applets. Sun Microsystems officially announced Java at the SunWorld conference and Netscape agreed to include Java support in their popular Netscape Navigator browser.

In 2009, Sun Microsystems was bought by Oracle.It was initially named as 'OAK' after an oak tree that stood outside his office.Then, it was renamed to 'JAVA' as 'OAK' trademark was already used by Oak Technology.

Paradigms:

Procedural Programming:

public class Procedural {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int sum = add(5, 3);
        System.out.println("Sum: " + sum);
    }

    public static int add(int a, int b) {
        return a + b;
    }
}

Object Oriented Programming:

public class Animal {
    public void makeSound() {
        System.out.println("Animal makes a sound");
    }
}

public class Cat extends Animal {
    @Override
    public void makeSound() {
        System.out.println("Cat meows");
    }
}

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Animal myAnimal = new Cat();
        myAnimal.makeSound();  // Outputs: Cat meows
    }
}

Functional Programming

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

public class FunctionalExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        List<String> names = Arrays.asList("Alice", "Bob", "Charlie");
        names.forEach(name -> System.out.println(name));
    }
}

Concurrent Programming

public class MyThread extends Thread {
    public void run() {
        for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
            System.out.println(i);
            try {
                Thread.sleep(1000);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        MyThread t1 = new MyThread();
        t1.start();
    }
}

Performance

Java is both a compiled and interpreted language. Java source code is compiled into bytecode by the Java compiler (javac), and this bytecode is executed by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).Java source code is compiled into bytecode, which is platform-independent. This bytecode can run on any device equipped with a JVM, providing the "write once, run anywhere" (WORA) capability. JVM is platform dependent. The JVM uses Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation to convert bytecode into native machine code at runtime, which can lead to optimized performance. It compiles parts of the bytecode that have similar functionality at the same time, and hence reduces the amount of time needed for compilation.

How to run a java file?

1) Open notepad and type java code
2) Save the file in extension .java
3) Run the following commands:

java filename.java

Type System:

Static Typing: Types are checked at compile-time, ensuring that type errors are caught early.

Strong Typing: Strict type rules are enforced, preventing type mismatches.

Static Type Checking: Ensures type correctness before execution, leading to more reliable code.

Abstraction

Only high level abstraction

Important Facts:

All member functions and variables of a class are private by default in nested classes, but for top-level classes, the default access modifier is package-private (no modifier).

Java supports automatic garbage collection, which helps manage memory allocation and deallocation, reducing the risk of memory leaks and other memory-related issues.

Java emphasizes write once, run anywhere (WORA), meaning compiled Java bytecode can run on any platform with a compatible JVM.