Which language is better C++ or Java?

Is C++ or Java better

In this article, we are going to discuss whether C++ is better or Java is better. We will tell you the differences between these programming languages.

Index

· What is C++?

· History of C++?

· Features oops in C++?

· What is Java?

· History of Java

· Editions of Java

· Features of Java

· Comparison of C++ and Java

What is C++?

As we know, a computer is an electronic device that can perform many computational tasks. But since it is a machine that’s why these computers can’t do anything on their own. So, to complete any job using the computer we need to give instructions to the computer, and according to instructions, the computer will work.

These instructions given to the computer are known as program and the person who provides these instructions is known as a programmer or a user.

Now, the language in which these instructions are written is called Programming language. So, C++ is one of these programming languages that can be used to write the computer programs. There are lots of programming languages available (for example, c, c#, Java, etc.) for providing instructions to the computer system.

History of C++

Bjarne Stroustrup created C++ programming language in 1979. During the 1970s, C was the popular and mostly used programming language. But C programming language had its limitations. Year by year, the computational capacity and complexity of the computer increased.

The problem with C programming language was that as the programming complexity increased, and the program becomes larger. It was difficult to manage or write the code using the C language for such complex computational tasks.

So, Bjarne Stroustrup and his team started working on the C programming language. They added lots of features with the main features of C. They added the object-oriented programming feature, and finally created this new language called C with classes.

Features of oops in C++

Class: Class is a user-defined data type that keeps its data member and member function within its block, or we can say a class is a collection of similar types of objects. A class contains three types of access specifiers (private, public, and protected).

Object: Object is a primary run time entity in the object-oriented system. An object is created in the run time. Whenever a class is defined, no memory is allocated, but when an object is initialized, memory is allocated to that class.

Encapsulation: We can connect it with an example of a capsule. Like a capsule, encapsulation works. It is defined as wrapping up the data and methods or a combination of data and methods into a single unit. It is also known as information hiding concept. Encapsulation is access by those functions only that are wrapped in a class, and data is not accessible outside the class.

Data abstraction: It merely means the hiding of data. Abstraction refers to selection of data from a wider pool to give the user only the necessary information of the object.

Inheritance: Inheritance is the class’s right to

obtain properties and characteristics from another class.

Overloading: Overloading specifies the function with the same name but different parameters.

Polymorphism: If we talk about Polymorphism, it is the combination of two words one is poly means many, and another is morphism means form.

Polymorphism has two types i) compile-time ii) run time.

· Compile-time polymorphism achieved by compile-time called static polymorphism (for example, method overloading).

· Runtime polymorphism achieved by the runtime, called dynamic polymorphism (for example, method overriding).

In method overriding, when we inherit the base class and derived class, then the function signature is same.

In method overloading, name functions are the same, but the parameters are different.

Dynamic binding: C++ provides the ability to specify that the compiler will

fit function calls with the appropriate description at run time.

Benefits of C++

· C++ is an object-oriented programming language that includes concepts such as classes, inheritance, polymorphism, data abstraction, and encapsulation. These features allow code re-usability and make programs very sustainable.

· For C++ programming, it uses multi-paradigm programming. The paradigm means the programming style. Paradigm is concerned with the theory, structure, and process of the program. C++ is multiparadigm, i.e., it meets three paradigms: standard, imperative, and object-oriented.

· Wide variety of applications — from GUI (graphical user interface) apps to 3d graphics for real-time mathematical simulations, everywhere is C++.

· It has an extensive labor market as it is used in various industries such as banking, software creation, game development, virtual reality, etc.

What is Java?

Java is an object-oriented programming language that is used in a distributed environment on the internet. It is a high-level language that is easy to read and understand.

Java is popularly used in the console, graphical user interface, web and mobile applications, game development, and also to make an embedded system. Apart from these, Java is also used to develop software for devices.

It is used not only in computer systems, but even in electronic devices like TV (television), washing machines, air conditioners, etc. and online form, banking, shopping are possible because of Java.

History of Java?

Java is a computer-based programming language invented by James Gosling and Sun Microsystem in 1991. He had a single moto while creating the language, i.e., you have to write the code once, and it could be used everywhere. They named that language as Oak then green then Java coffee and finally to Java in 1995.

Editions of Java

There are three editions of Java and programmers can learn any of these editions based on the application they want to make.

Java standard application: It is a Java programming platform that contains a core library (Java.lang, Java.util, etc).

Java enterprise edition: This edition has APIs like (JMS, EJB, JSPs, Servlet, etc.).

Java micro edition: It is used to program Java in cell phone setup boxes, etc.

Features of Java

Simple: Simple means Java is easy to learn. Its syntax is straightforward, easy to understand too.

Object-oriented: Java follows the oops (object-oriented programming) concept. Some basic concepts of oops are given below:

· Object

· Class

· Inheritance

· Polymorphism

· Abstraction

· Encapsulation

Platform Independent: Java is platform-independent, which means Java code can run on the other platforms (operating system) also.

Secured: Java is secure. It is designed with several security features.

Robust: Robust means Java programming language is strong. Java is stable as it uses proper memory management.

Difference Between C++ and Java

Basis

C++

Java

Platform

C++ is platform-dependent.

(platform-dependent means C++ program does not run on the other system).

Java is platform-independent.

(platform-independent means Java program can run on the other operating system).

Go to statement

(It is a jump statement used to jump anywhere within a function)

It supports the go to statement.

It does not support the go to statement.

Operator overloading

It supports operator overloading.

Java does not support operator overloading.

Multiple inheritance

It supports multiple inheritance.

Java supports multiple inheritance through interface only.

Pointer

C++ supports the pointers.

Java does not support the pointer.

Structure union

It supports structures and unions.

Java does not support structures and unions.

Compiler and Interpreter

C++ only compiles the program.

Java does both compile and interpret operation of the program.

Unsigned right operator (>>>)

It does not support the unsigned right operator.

Java supports the unsigned right operator.