CS202 Java-2
CS202
Introduction to Java
lLike C++, Java is a
hybrid language
•Which
means the syntax is not strictly limited to OOP constructs, although it is assumed that you want to do OOP using
Java (e.g., exception handling is
not an OOP feature)
•The
benefit is that the initial programming effort should be simpler to learn and use than many other OOP languages
lOne of Java’s primary goals is to make programming less error prone; for example, Java meets this goal
•by performing bounds checking
•by not having explicit pointers
•by providing automatic garbage collection
lMuch of the foundation of C and C++ has been taken as a foundation in Java, with modifications. This is good
news for us!
•On the
other hand, unlike C++, Java does not maintain compatibility with the other languages, so you will find larger
variations when moving from
C or C++ to Java.