Java is an open-source object-oriented programming language, cross-platform thanks to its virtual machine.

Java Scripting Edit

Recently, a number of languages have been built on top of java^{[dubious - discuss]} so that they can take advantage of it's portability and API libraries while providing an easier to use language.

• Groovy - Designed to be easy to learn for java programmers.
• JRuby - Ruby implemented on Java.
• Scala
• BeanShell - The first scripting language based on Java and provided by Sun.
• Jython - Python implemented on Java.

Applications Edit

This is a list of a few Java applications, or applications for Java programming:

• Compilers or IDE's
  • Eclipse
  • NetBeans
• Others
  • Weka
  • ImageJ
  • OpenXLS
  • Robocode

See Also Edit

• JavaBeans
• Rich Client Platform
• Javadoc
• JDK
• Java ME
• Java FX

External Links Edit

• Wikipedia
  • Java
  • Java syntax
  • Comparison of Java and C++
  • Comparison of Java and C Sharp
• Wikibooks
  • Subject:Java programming language

• Java language and virtual machine specification (Optional)

Tutorials Edit

• Howto clean up your java code
• Howto use a custom JDK and JRE
• the Java Tutorials
  • Getting Started
  • Learning the Java Language
  • Essential Java Classes
  • Collections
  • Swing
  • Deployment
  • Creating a GUI with Swing
  • 2D Graphics

ReferencesEdit