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.