Java
Java is one of the most popular programming languages used today. The designers of Java credit Objective-C as one of the influences that led to the creation of Java. In addition to the Java language syntax, Java provides standard libraries of objects and a standard runtime environment called the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Apple supports the use of Java when creating Cocoa applications. Java implements classes, inheritance, and polymorphism in ways that are compatible with Cocoa. Java has several compelling features not shared by other languages used with Cocoa.
Automatic Garbage Collection
Dynamic memory management is one of the most difficult aspects of programming. The Java language and the JVM include technology called automatic garbage ...
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