Why Java?
- Most popular programming language in industry. See
this article
- Multiplatform. Process virtual machine
- Designed to support network computing (C++ - for systems programming)
- Better suited for distributed analysis environments
- Leverage the power of the server
- Simple (no pointers) and better structured than (C++/C)
- Automatic memory management
- Robust, stable, backward compatible
- Reflection technology
- Powerful multithread support
- Advanced serialization
- Advanced run-time checks
- Powerful IDEs (Netbean Eclipse, .. and jHepWork!)
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See this article: C++ vs Java
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Why Jython?
The same as above, but plus the power of Python for end-user analysis
