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25 lovely things about Java
JetBrains loves all programming languages, and developers of all types! This May, Java turns 25 years old! Let's pay it special attention, and celebrate 25 lovely things about Java and the JVM.
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- Backwards Compatibility
- Maturity
- Constant Improvement
- Balance
- Standards
- Write Once Run Anywhere
- Performance
- Memory Management and Garbage Collection
- Observability and Management
- The Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
- Other JVM Languages
- Libraries and Frameworks
- Build Tools and Dependency Management
- JUnit and Automated Testing
- IDEs
- CommunitY
- People
- Javadoc and Documentation
- Open Source
- Free
- Object-Oriented
- Evolution and Adaptation
- Focus on Readability
- Language Features
- The Future