The Role of Java in Modern Software Development: A Comparative Analysis with Emerging Programming Languages
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-922X.IJERET-V1I2P104Keywords:
Java, Software development, Emerging programming languages, Performance analysis, Scalability, Security, Interoperability, Benchmarks, Enterprise applicationsAbstract
Java will still remain in trend in current software development due to factors such as portability, scalability and durability. However, with the arrival of such languages like Python, Go, Rust, and Kotlin, for instance, some people are unsure of its value these days. This paper compares Java to these modern languages by discussing performance, security, maintainability, scalability, and developer opinions of Java. The performances are compared using the real-world uses and operative benchmarks as well as survey results. Java remains popular in applications in the enterprise environment, mobile application development with the help of the Android operating system, as well as in the development of backend systems. However, new languages are introduced by providing new things like memory safety as we talk about Rust, concurrency as in Go, and interoperability as in Kotlin. Three comparative studies, case studies, performance results, and opinions are given in the study which describes that though Java is at a very competitive place but it has to continue this competition and make changes
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