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Amit Mishra
Amit Mishra

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Beyond the Basics: 10 Uncommon Features That Make Java a Powerful Language

When anyone talks about java and its features, why choose java,
what makes Java different from others etc.
For the above type of questions mostly you'll listen to the predefined answers - like

Platform independence
Object-oriented programming
Large developer community
Robustness
Security
etc.

Although these are obviously correct, these points play a major role, but apart from that we have lots of other reasons why java is the most powerful language.

Here are Some Beyond the Basics

Dynamic proxies: Java's support for dynamic proxies makes it easy to create objects that can mimic the behavior of other objects, making it useful for tasks such as mocking and testing.

Native XML support: Java's built-in support for XML through libraries such as JAXB and DOM makes it easy to work with XML data in a Java application.

Reflection: Java's built-in reflection API makes it possible to inspect and manipulate classes and objects at runtime, making it useful for tasks such as debugging and code generation.

Built-in regular expressions: Java's built-in support for regular expressions makes it easy to search and manipulate text data in a Java application.

Built-in cryptography: Java's built-in support for cryptography makes it easy to add security features to a Java application, such as encryption and digital signing.

Dynamic scripting support: Java's built-in support for dynamic scripting languages, such as JavaScript, through libraries like Rhino, makes it easy to add scripting functionality to a Java application.

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