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The primary benefits of Java are:
* Cross-[[platform]] (Write Once, Run Anywhere (if all of the libraries are ported))
* Comprehensive class library (which is very wellthoroughly [http://java.sun.com/javase/reference/api.jsp documented])
* [[garbage collection|Automatic memory management]]
* HugeLarge user community
* Well supported by the [[open source]] community and commercial industry ([[Sun Microsystems|Sun]], [[IBM]], [[Oracle]], HP, BEA, [[Mac OS X|Apple]], etc.)
 
 
The primary flaws of Java are:
* "High performance" (Java code running with a modern JIT is NOT comparable to the speed of efficient [[C++]])
* Not compiled
 
Java is used in a variety of environments including desktop applications, embedded device (PDA and wireless phone) applications, server-side web page serving applications (as [[Java Server Pages|JSP]]), and applets embedded in web pages.
 
According to a variety ofsome [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm sources], Java is currently the most popular programming language in the world.
 
 
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