The Java/JVM platform. Sun wrote a large number of specifications to govern how vendors would provide platform features, above and beyond the language specifications and virtual machine specifications.
Rich ecosystem for dealing with data, particularly the relational kind (JDBC).
Numerous implementations; see JVM, the virtual machine
Robocode (Source): Robocode is a programming game, where the goal is to develop a robot battle tank to battle against other tanks in Java. The robot battles are running in real-time and on-screen.
Last modified 11 May 2023