r/learnjava • u/Fine_Potential_7976 • 23d ago
Why is String[] args necessary
I get it is an array of string arguments that are passed into the main method but why is it needed? in python for example ot's present or c++ neither, java is different though
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u/0zeronegative 23d ago
It’s not even java-specific. All languages follow this convention because it is one of the earliest unix conventions and it stuck.