Conclusions

Java is a useful new programming language

• Useful for Nuclear Medicine
  • Platform independent analysis
  • Multimedia reporting
  • RIS/HIS client middleware
• Useful for the world
  • Platform independent software
  • $500 computer

The Java language has several good features

• Can be used to write applets
• Object oriented
  • Encapsulation, especially Modularity
  • Polymorphism
  • Inheritance
  • Dynamic binding
• Threads
• Packages
• Lots of bad stuff left out