Java/JVM Platform

The platform originally built by Sun for the Java programming experience, now expanded to include a number of languages, a ton of enterprise specifications, and hundreds if not thousands of popular libraries.

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.

Libraries

Rich ecosystem for dealing with data, particularly the relational kind (JDBC).

Virtual Machine

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.

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Last modified 18 May 2025