an interface for array-oriented data access and a library that provides an implementation of the interface. The netCDF library also defines a machine-independent format for representing scientific data.
a robust, somewhat scalable, cross-platform client-server messaging system for dynamic distributed applications that runs under any POSIX-compliant operating system.
a Java-like library that acts as a bridge between the C++ and the Java worlds. It offers a wide range of the Java facilities without losing the power of C++.
JVM startup time was included in these results. That means even with JVM startup time, Java is still faster than C++ in many of these tests. With some tweaks and lots of resources.
an Open Source (free) tool that allows you to have a different password for all the different programs and websites that you deal with, without actually having to remember all those usernames and passwords. (an alternative to KeepPass if needed)
Guy Steele's keynote at the 1998 ACM OOPSLA conference on "Growing a Language" (mostly about JAVA) discusses the importance of and issues associated with designing a programming language that can be grown by its users.
will check if your computer has the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and allows you to remove all possible older versions, cleaning also the regestry.