Advantages and Disadvantages of Java

Java is a general-purpose programming language that follows the object-oriented programming paradigm and the Write Once Run Anywhere approach. Java is used for desktop, web, mobile, and enterprise applications.

 

Advantages of Java

 

1.  Simple

Java is straightforward to use, write, compile, debug, and learn than alternative programming languages. Java is less complicated than C++; as a result, Java uses automatic memory allocation and garbage collection.

 

2. Platform-Independent

Java code runs on any machine that doesn’t need any special software to be installed, but the JVM needs to be present on the machine.

 

3. Multithreading

In programming, a thread is the smallest unit of processing. To maximize utilization of CPU time, Java allows you to run these threads simultaneously – in a process called multithreading.

 

Threads share the same memory area so switching between them takes little time. They are also independent, so if one thread faces exception, it doesn’t affect other threads. This is especially useful for gaming and animation-heavy programs.

 

4. Object-Oriented

Java is a fully object-oriented language right out of the box. And it permits you to form standard programs and reusable code.

 

Disadvantages of Java

 

1. Performance

Java is memory-consuming and significantly slower than natively compiled languages such as C or C++.

 

2. Memory Management

In Java, memory is managed through the use of garbage collection, whenever the garbage collector runs or executes, it affects the performance of the application program. This is because of the sole reason that all other threads in the have to be stopped to allow the garbage collector thread to work.