(usually spelled Java)

Java is a modern object oriented programming language from SunMicrosystems. In theory it can run on any OperatingSystem that has a JavaVirtualMachine (JavaVM), which makes it CrossPlatform in a way that previously only a ScriptingLanguage could be.

You can program Cocoa applications in Java through AppleComputer’s JavaBridge XcodeObjCJavaBridge

http://java.sun.com/

http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Javapedia/WebHome JavaPedia – a wiki for all things Java (June 20, 2003)

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Actually, you don’t need to use the JavaBridge, explicitely… you just use the Java Cocoa classes and everything works fine (they use the bridge internally to call the Objective-C cocoa classes).

If you’re a Java developer, you don’t need to learn Objective-C to do Cocoa development. Its fun and easy to do, though.

JayPrince

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If you expect to be taken seriously as a Cocoa developer, however, you’re going to have to use Objective-C rather than Java. The use of Java with Cocoa has been deprecated by Apple and the bridge is already missing some key classes and technologies (e.g. CoreImage.)