Java 'main' language?

[n0l1m17z]

Hello there, I've been thinking a bit..

I study CS first year, and just ompleted my course in Java.

Now, this is the first time I've actually gotten confident enough in a language to actually write what I want, rather than what a tutorial can teach me. I made a parser, I was proud, and all was good.

Now, the thing is of course - it's Java. And you guys probably know (and like so more than I), that JRE has some serious draw-backs. And probably won't be around to see the poles meld.

I'm wondering, would spending more time perfecting and learning Java be a waste? Would i be outsmarted a gizillion times when python compillers gets better, run over by having the same vulnerabilities as a C programmer while not having the same low-lvl control? Am I playing a losing hand?


I really want to code, more and more so as a learn, and i really enjoy writing in Java, but i respect the people here, and would love an opinion.


Thanks.

//TL;DR : I like java, should I not?

[caracarn001]

IMHO learning java is not a waste of time. The language isn't going away from one day to the next. Furthermore, java is a great way to learn programming concepts. It's all about learning that, once you master that, it really isn't all that hard to switch the language you use. Learning a new syntax isn't THAT hard.

[ghost107]

Java will not go anytime soon, plus java is a great language, Easy to learn too.

Java is more of the ServerSide programming. Java has client side Programming too but not recommended.

[n0l1m17z]

Java is more of the ServerSide programming. Java has client side Programming too but not recommended.

Are you refering to javascript?

[ghost107]

Are you refering to javascript?

Nope just java(More of JEE), Javascript is a client side Scripting language(which is not the same as java), where java is a statically compiled language(shows errors before the application is running).
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/ ... index.html

One of the major differences between python and Java is Thread management, which Java is pretty good on managing multithreaded tasks. Plus Java has a large library compared to python.

This is my opinion about java(Since I'm more of the Java guy), usually this is more of the users preferences.

[cynusalisa]

Yea Java is a main game that Every one like to use for their programmings............I am also desires to learn this language....This is called a main language because This language is the combination of C language , C++ & turbo c etc............

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[ghost107]

This is called a main language because This language is the combination of C language , C++ & turbo c etc...

I think you are wrong here.

Turbo C is not a language but a Compiler that compiles C applications, Java its not a combination Of C(java does not have anything to do with C).

Java is an Object Oriented version Of C++(The Cstuff was removed)

1 No More Typedefs, Defines, or Preprocessor
2 No More Structures or Unions
3 No Enums
4 No More Functions
5 No More Multiple Inheritance
6 No More Goto Statements
7 No More Operator Overloading
8 No More Automatic Coercions
9 No More Pointers
Source:
http://java.sun.com/docs/white/langenv/Simple.doc2.html

[tgoe]

Java is not an object-oriented version of C++.

I think cynusalisa meant Java has its roots in C and is essentially a simpler C++.

[LoGiCaL__]

Java is not an object-oriented version of C++.

I think cynusalisa meant Java has its roots in C and is essentially a simpler C++.

C++ is an obejct-oreinted language. If anything, c++ is an object oriented version of C.

[tgoe]

Java is not an object-oriented version of C++.

Hmm, I guess it is since it was meant as a simpler C++. I didn't mean to imply that C++ wasn't OOP.