Why Java programs?

Question

I've had little exp. with java and since now i've worked with c++. what makes this one more special and preferred?

Moreover I would like to know about the use of System.in classes and parseInt classes.

Answer 1

Java is vastly easier to work with, especially when developing large programs.

• Debugging: Java generates nice Stacktraces
• Stability: You can catch every exception
• Development Speed: you need no linker (which can take many minutes in C++); with a modern IDE (e.g. eclipse) you can edit code in-place while the program is running
• Garbage Collection and run-time type safety eliminate whole classes of errors
• really good free (as in beer) IDEs