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The most reasonable question you can ask when you start learning something is that why should I learn

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this, why it is good for me and why it is better than the others to answer these questions.

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I can tell you what features advantages Java has.

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The first Java is a high level language, which means it is very close to natural English language,

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simple and easy to learn.

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If you understand the basic concepts of object oriented programming, then it is easy to get to advanced

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level.

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Second, it has been among the best programming languages for more than 20 years for a very good reason.

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Third, it has massive enterprise usage, so easier to find a well-paid job.

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As I mentioned before, most of the Fortune 500 companies are using Java.

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Moving on to the next one.

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Java community has over nine million developers.

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If something goes wrong and you need to find an answer for your problem, this community can provide

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a good support.

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Also, Java is a strongly taught language, which means that you must define the types of almost every

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data element in exchange.

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It makes the code more understandable and robust.

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Besides these, Java is also secure, more secure than most of the other programming languages.

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Memory segments are not accessible and it has built in security code base.

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As I mentioned before, Java is platform independent.

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So you write your code once, then you can run it everywhere.

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It is also portable, which is connected to the platform in dependency.

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So the same code runs the same way on mobile, desktop or on tablet.

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Another huge advantage is that it is used in Android development, so you don't need to learn a completely

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new language to be able to write mobile apps next.

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Very important point here is Java is frequently updated.

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It has a lot of tools, libraries, frameworks.

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In addition, it is an evolving language like real languages, and thus it has the unique ability to

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combine innovation with stability and a code that was written way back during the beginnings of Java.

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We are still run on today's machines and last Java has a lot of features from other languages, which

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makes it easier to switch to other languages if you or your company decides to change.

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All right.

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Now let's move on to disadvantages.

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Like any other programming languages, Java also has its own flaws.

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Now, let's see, what are those?

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So first, as I said, it is easy to learn Java, but it takes time to master it.

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It has a lot of features, very useful frameworks and libraries.

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Second one, Java has a longer runtime.

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It is worse than C or C++, but it is still faster than Python.

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Java is not the best in memory usage, so in case of a company, it might increase the hardware costs

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and lost the main point.

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Java is not a silver bullet.

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Some things can be done much better with other languages.

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For example, Python is much better in A.I. and data science in opposition.

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Java is very good in web development.

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For example, Spring Framework is the most commonly used framework for web development.

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In conclusion, Java has its own flaws.

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But I think it is the best programming language you can start with and its advantages overtake other

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languages.

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So that's it.

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See you in the next lecture.