Java Weaknesses
(Tutorial Page 16)


  • Java is bleeding edge, its bound to be full of surprises
  • Java is still in Beta
  • Java C++ has had many years of stabilization, unlike Java
  • More people know C++ already
  • Support for Java is scarce
  • C++ is supported on more platforms today
  • Few tools are available to support Java (IDE, debuggers, GUI generators)
  • Java has not gone through extensive trials for application as has C++
  • The quality of user interface is dependent on features available on all supported platforms
  • Java suffers (though not a lot) performance penalty for interpreted code
  • There are many hundreds of commercial libraries that are not currently supported by Java
  • There are a limited number of commercial libraries available today
  • Java does not co-exist with C++
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