JV Java

Java: Running Code & Tools

Compile and run

javac MyProgram.java        # produces MyProgram.class
java MyProgram               # runs the class
java MyProgram.java          # Java 11+ single-file run

Editors / IDEs

  • IntelliJ IDEA -- the most popular Java IDE (free Community edition)
  • VS Code -- Extension Pack for Java provides language support
  • Eclipse -- classic open-source IDE

Build tools

mvn compile          # Maven
gradle build         # Gradle

JVM languages

Java runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Other languages like Kotlin, Scala, and Groovy also compile to JVM bytecode and interoperate with Java libraries.

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