Java Overview
- General purpose
- Compiled language (Python is interpreted)
- Statically typed: variable types are designated at compile time
- Object-oriented (all code explicitly belongs in methods, class-based and instance-based; methods belong to a class)
- Not related to JavaScript
- Three common versions:
- SE 8 (internal version 1.8)
- SE 11
- SE 16
All versions should be fine for code used in this course.