Does the bytecode/JVM execution model impacts the decision of not having pointers like C/C++ in Java? Well, One of the main features of JVM is Garbage collection so to answer this question, yes it does. As Java does not support pointers… Continue Reading
One of my class mates stated, “Although Ruby gained a lot of interest from developers, it is still not popular as Java, in particular, due to the fear that Ruby is open source.” I agree with her statement above that although… Continue Reading
Engels (2016) has done a great comparison based on performance for Java and C++. In his study, he states “To demonstrate that, I’ve developed a set of simple benchmarks that test some of the critical aspects of the software used in a trading… Continue Reading
A good programming practice is to take care of input validation while prompting and receiving input from the user. An easy way to implement is using regex code expressions, but be aware some delimiters like /d are not valid to… Continue Reading
It is very easy to use interactive user input windows that is called JOptionPane, in Java. First of all, you will need to import the “JOptionPane” class before the declaration of your class. The code is as follows: import javax.swing.JOptionPane; Next… Continue Reading
Do pointers exist in Java? This is an interesting and debatable comment. To be precise in answering, “NO!”. Java does not support pointers. Instead, it uses references. Instead of pointing to a memory location, Java refers to an object’s methods/members… Continue Reading