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Comparison with other languages

Difference between C++

  • Platform compatible, write once, compile once, run everywhere on JVM
  • C++: write once, compile everywhere vs Java: write once, compile once
  • What is JVM? Java Virtual Machine
  • JRE vs JDK
    • JRE (Java Runtime Environment) is the JVM program, Java application need to run on JRE
    • JDK contains the tools for developing Java programs running on JRE, for example, it provides the compiler "javac"
Last update: September 8, 2020