Talk:Java (programming language)

Versions?
This article has a section on 'editions' (SE, ME, etc). But nothing on the differences between versions. Java 1.7 (and 1.8, though not yet finalized) is in some ways quite a different languages from 1.0. Does anyone think there ought to be a 'Versions' section with brief notes on the main changes (or perhaps just the language changes) in each version? These could include links to information on the relevant topic elsewhere on WP.

Where do I bill for my time?
The term "API" is used more than 20 times in this article without being defined. I had to take the time to look it up. Where do I send my bill for that time? I know I sound like a curmudgeon. I HOPE I sound like a curmudgeon. But use of a technical term 20 times without spelling it out is just BAD. If the text is blue-hot-linked to the article for "API", it's not the FIRST mention. (I would like to question why Wikipedia won't hot-link EVERY mention of Abe Lincoln in an article where Abe Lincoln is mentioned. Why should the researcher who doesn't have time to read the ENTIRE article have to find ONE PARTICULAR instance of "Abe Lincoln", instead of the instance of "Abe Lincoln" in front of their nose, to hop to that article?) Can we even trust that the people who wrote this article KNOW what "API" stands for? Don't laugh. Someone once confessed to writing about "the FBI" without knowing what "F.B.I." stands for, just as one may write about The Pentagon's activities without know what city it's located in.2600:1700:6759:B000:1C64:8308:33BC:E2D6 (talk) 03:53, 23 March 2023 (UTC)Christopher Lawrence Simpson


 * The article is of a technical nature, and it's assumed that the reader probably knows what an API is. If they don't, the search bar is always there. You don't have to hunt for the single hyperlinked instance of "Abe Lincoln" to go to the article. Links exist to connect related articles, not to entirely negate the need for someone to search. To that extreme, having every single thing in an article linked is not only excessive, but also not useful, as this example should hopefully prove. Saghetti (talk) 11:16, 6 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I disagree. I'd totally love to have every single word linked to something. Your example proves nothing to me. (Of course I have link underlining turned off in my personal preferences.) I won't debate you, per the current rules you are absolutely right, and gave the Phoneposter a civil and decent answer. But more often than not the rule of one-link-only really gets on my nerves as well. In long articles, please consider linking important jargon a bit more often, for the benefit of the people who are only interested in researching a specific paragraph, or particularly in the captions of images. Whenever you feel a section of an article should be able to stand on its own. That's how you provide the maximum benefit to the readers. The argument of "you can always just search it" kinda defeats the purpose of having Hyperlinks at all. --BjKa (talk) 11:48, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Fix for the "citation not found"
In the lead section, the phrase "As of 2019, Java was one of the most popular programming languages in use according to GitHub," has a Citation not found. The easiest solution is to change 2019 to 2018 (because someone randomly ), and in the second reference - Business Insider, change the "url-status=live" to say "dead" or change the URL from .de to .com. Perhaps a better solution is to change 2019 to 2022, and use this URL instead. --2001:1C06:19CA:D600:5A89:D6B7:93FF:5911 (talk) 17:25, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Since the statement is outdated in any case, please update it to: Java was the leading programming language in 2018 in terms of available engineers, learning resources and vendor support,(Wired source) although the 2020s saw it displaced by Python. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.248.84.55 (talk) 16:33, 27 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 11:07, 28 August 2023 (UTC)


 * The first comment identified the passage to replace. I proposed how to replace it. The request was specific. 98.248.84.55 (talk) 05:44, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

List of Java Frameworks
Please add the page "List of Java Frameworks" to the "see also" section. 2003:C0:873B:8B00:E03F:D261:D63C:AB57 (talk) 10:35, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Java — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.189.246.214 (talk) 21:12, 28 February 2024 (UTC)


 * @ 2603:8081:5F00:4D50:D594:EF6A:C3F8:8193 (talk) 02:42, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

Duke
Any background on the "mascot"? Who made it? What is it supposed to look like? Why "Duke"? --BjKa (talk) 11:51, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Dorcas
Ha

Bring back the simple hello world program
It's unfortunate that this was removed. While the syntax can be relocated to a different wiki page, I believe it's valuable to have a small example of a Java program here. 87.173.237.209 (talk) 14:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)