Standard Uses of Java

 

STANDARD USES OF JAVA

 By ME-D Group – 4 (Batch – 1)

Sanath Keshavanath (4), Prasad Sankpale (5), Mandar Saraf (6),

 Vedant Satpute (10), Amey Sawargaonkar (12)

 

Java is one of the popular programming languages which has a lot of applications. This blog focuses on the standard applications of Java within the real world.

 

What is the Java programming language?

Java was developed by James Gosling in 1995 at Sun Microsystems, the organization later received by Oracle in 2009.Java is the most used language these days as many devices are running on the Java platform. Java is involved in almost every field of software system development. Attributable to its features, Java is one of the foremost powerful languages within the modern market of the development of software systems. It's an object-oriented language and supports all the object-oriented programming language features.

 

 

Some features of Java

Some of the fundamental Java features are:

 

1)   Simple

Java can be learned easily, and its syntax is simple, clean, and easy to grasp. The confusing and ambiguous ideas of earlier languages are either overlooked in Java or have been implemented in a cleaner approach.

 

2)   Object-Oriented

In Java, everything is an object that has some data and behavior. Java can be simply extended because it is predicated on Object Model. Following are some basic concepts of OOPs.

i.                Object

ii.               Class

iii.             Inheritance

iv.             Polymorphism

v.              Abstraction

vi.             Encapsulation

 

3)   Platform Independent

Unlike other programming languages like C, C++, etc that are compiled into platform-specific machines, Java is certain to be a write-once, run-anywhere language. The Java program is compiled into bytecode during the compilation process. This bytecode is platform-independent and maybe run on any machine, and this bytecode format conjointly gives security.

 

4) High Performance

Java is an interpreted language; thus it'll never be as quick as a compiled language like C or C++. However, Java permits high performance with the employment of a just-in-time compiler.

 

5)   Secure

When it involves security, Java is often the primary selection. Java security measures allow us to develop virus and tamper-free systems. Java programs always run in a Java runtime environment with nearly no interaction with system OS, therefore being safer.

 

 6)   Robust

Java tries to get rid of error-prone codes by accenting mainly on compile-time error and runtime checking. However, the most areas that Java improved were Memory Management and mishandled Exceptions by introducing automatic garbage collector and Exception Handling.

 

7)   Architectural Neutral

The compiler generates bytecodes that don't have anything to do with specific computer architecture, therefore a Java program is easy to interpret on any machine.

 

8)   Portable

Java bytecode will be carried to any platform. Everything associated with storage is predefined, for example, the size of primitive data types.

 

 9)   Multi-Threading

Java multithreading feature makes it possible to write a program that will do multiple tasks at the same time. The good thing about multithreading is that it utilizes the same memory and other resources to execute multiple threads simultaneously. For example, while writing, the grammatical errors are checked on.

 

10) Distributed

Java is a distributed language that means programs can be made to run on computer networks. Java contains a special class library for communication using TCP/IP protocols. Making network connections is extremely simple in Java as compared to C/C++.

 

Java Applications in Real World

 Desktop GUI Application

A desktop application can be easily developed in Java with the assistance of AWT, JavaFX, and Swings. Abstract window toolkit(AWT) utilizes the desktop application developed UI increased with AWT inherits. Windows read suggests it's not Java-based because it uses windows UI functionality. The swing is predicated on java means that complete Java-based development can be finished with the assistance of the Java Swings package. JavaFX is the latest way to develop a desktop application. It supports graphs and is different from a swing and AWT. With the assistance of those frameworks and packages, any form of application of desktop can be quickly developed. NetBeans IDE conjointly provides drop and drag options, therefore the development of UI can be completed in a relatively shorter time.

 

Development of Web Applications

One of the most common uses of Java is for internet or web application development. It provides massive support for web applications through Servlets, Struts, or JSPs. With the assistance of those technologies, one can develop reasonably any web application as per the need. The easy coding and high security offered by this programming language enable the development of many applications for health, social security, education, and insurance.

Gaming Applications

Java has the support of the most powerful open source 3D-Engine, the jMonkeyEngine that has the unique capability in the designing of 3D games. However, it will cause an intermittent delay(lag) issue for games as garbage collection cycles can cause observable pauses. This issue will be resolved within the newer versions of JVMs.

Mobile Applications

Java is considered the official artificial language for mobile app development. It is compatible with software systems like Android Studio and Kotlin. You must be inquisitive why solely Java? The rationale is that it will run on Java Virtual Machine(JVM), whereas Android uses DVK(Dalvik Virtual Machine) to execute class files. These files are additionally bundled as an Android application package(APK). With Java and its OOPs principles, it provides higher security and simplicity with Android.

 

Enterprise Applications Development

For the development of enterprise applications, Java is the primary alternative owing to its great features that match the requirements. Within the contemporary world, most of the project web site is predicated on Java applications as a result of its most scalable, powerful, and secure language. Java can fulfill all the necessities as sites require very high security.

 

Application Servers and Web Servers

The Java system these days includes several application servers and Java internet servers. Jo!, Apache TomCat, Rimfaxe Web Server (RWS), and Project Jigsaw dictate the webserver space. JBoss EAP, WebLogic, and WebSphere dictate business application server space.

 

Big Data technologies

Java is the reason why the leading Big Data technologies like Hadoop became a reality and the most powerful programming languages like Scala are existing. It is crystal clear that Java is the core of developing Big Data technologies.

 

Business Applications

Java EE platform is meant to help the developers to create large-scale, multi-purpose, reliable, and secure network applications. These applications are designed to resolve the issues encountered by large enterprises. The features that build enterprise applications powerful in terms of security and dependability, typically make these applications complex. The Java EE platform reduces the complexness of enterprise application development by providing a development model, API, and runtime environment that enable developers to focus on functionality.

 

 Development of Scientific Application

Java is employed within the development of scientific applications attributable to its robustness and high-security measures. Scientific applications like MATLAB – are Java-based. The applications that are associated with medical and scientific analysis are all developed in Java. Java’s great mathematical calculation tools provide identical results on many platforms. This makes it the most effective choice for application development.

 

Distributed Applications

Distributed applications have many common needs that arise specifically due to their distributed nature and the dynamic nature of the system and platforms they operate on. Java offers choices to make use of these applications. JINI (Java Intelligent Networking Infrastructure) addresses an infrastructure to give, register, and search for disseminated administrations as per its particular. One integral part of JINI is JavaSpaces, a technology that supports the distribution, persistence, and exchange of objects in a network.

 

Cloud-Based Applications

Cloud computing means that on-demand delivery of IT resources through the web with pay-as-you-go rates. It provides an answer for IT infrastructure at a low cost. Java gives you features that will assist you to build applications which means that it may be utilized in the SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS development. It can serve the companies to make their applications remotely or facilitate companies to share knowledge with others, regardless of the demand.

 

Hope this blog gave you an insight into the usefulness of Java in the real world.

Thank you for reading!