Is Java "Purely" Object-Oriented ??

There are two schools of thought here......obviously disagreeing on the issue.

One, considers Java to be purely Object-oriented language as
Every single program that you can write in Java has to be encapsulated
in a Class (unlike in languages like C++) i.e you cannot write any java
program without having to write a class and since we know that every
class in java implicitly extends Object class, thereby exhibiting characteristics and features of an Object-Oriented Language.

On the other hand, some people refute the previous claim by saying that
Since there are primitive data types in Java such as int, double, char, boolean etc. and we can write a simple program in Java without having to create any object or without having to use other objects or predefined classes, so it can't be called as a completely object-oriented language, especially when we compare it with languages such as Smalltalk, Python, Lisp etc.

As it goes, I'm also a bit confused on the issue but i would like to believe that Java is a
purely object-oriented language.

Any comments, corrections are welcome and required. :-)

My Blog Wins Award

My Blog Entry JavaMail for Starters !! is one of those few, which have won themselves quite a fortune in Sun's Student Review Contest on NetBeans and OpenSolaris. You can see the complete result here.

The blog entry was about how to send Email from a Java Application, making use of JavaMail API. The blog was written for the target audience, primarily unfamiliar with such API's and using them with NB.

New Sun Campus Ambassador for Delhi University

I'm feeling extremely happy to announce Aadhar Mittal as the New Sun Campus Ambassador for Department of Computer Science, University of Delhi.
Aadhar Mittal is pursuing Masters of Computer Applications (MCA) from University of Delhi and is immensely talented and hardworking student.
Hope that he carry forward the legacy and do wonders. Wishing him all the best for all his future endeavours.

Also, if you haven't tried Mozilla's FireFox RC 3 till now, go download it here and see why people (read smart, intelligent and trendy people) do not use IE anymore. :-)
I just love the way its Smart Location Bar works. It also helps me manage my bookmarks easily.

Back From Sun's Portal....

Though I'm no longer a CA, that does not mean that Sun has stopped shining on me or for that matter, on Delhi University Computer Science Department.

Some of my junior would take over the work and the responsibility from me and carry forward the legacy. And i will also continue to post technical stuff over here. (because, I have started enjoying blogging and have realized various advantages of having a good blog).

Having said that, these days I won't be able to blog much as I'm busy in preparing for my placement. But I will back soon. :-)