Features of Java

• Object-Oriented
• Distributed (built-in extensive TCP/IP networking capabilites)
• Interpreted (can be compiled)
• Architecture-neutral thus, portable
• Built-in security measures
  • eliminates C++ featuers of pointers, runtime casting to prevent illegal access to memory
  • Java interpreter verifies code
• Multithreaded
  • Easier to use than C/C++ as built into class libraries of Java.
• Rich class library.
• Internet Programming:
  • will interpret on client side
  • Networking facilities built-in (http, fpt, etc.)
  • Does not connect to all the modules that comprise an application until runtime... more efficient.

Java Provides:

• Null-pointer checking
• Array-bounds checking
• Exceptions
• Bytecode verification
• Automatic Garbage Collection