What Really Happens When You Run a Java Program? A Deep Dive from .java to JVM Execution ❓️❓️
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What Really Happens When You Run a Java Program? A Deep Dive from ".java" to JVM Execution When we write a Java program, it looks deceptively simple: public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("Hello, World!"); } } We save the file, run: javac Main.java java Main and get: Hello, World! But what actually happens between these two commands? Java doesn't directly execute the ".java" file. Instead, the program goes through several stages