Many Java users hate it at times for being too verbose. Many of us have started using other languages like Kotlin or Scala for their terseness and expressiveness. One of the feature that Java programmers like about these modern languages is their ability to do quick experimentation. There are times you do not want to create a project in your IDE, configure build tool, create package structure and then write the code. There is a lot of yak shaving involved before you can automate that one thing that is nagging you. You just want to write a script and move on.
Before JDK 11, Java language did not give you the means to achieve this. Since Java 11, you can write single source file scripts to automate tasks. You do not have to compile the Java file before executing it. You write your Java file and then directly execute it.
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Shekhar Gulati 