What is Web3j?
It is a lightweight, highly modular, reactive, type safe Java and Android library for working with Smart Contracts and integrating with clients (nodes) on the Ethereum network. This allows you to work with the Ethereum blockchain, without the additional overhead of having to write your own integration code for the platform.
Web3j is a tool in the Languages category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Complete implementation of Ethereum's JSON-RPC client API over HTTP and IPCEthereum wallet supportAuto-generation of Java smart contract wrappers to create, deploy, transact with and call smart contracts from native Java code (Solidity and Truffle definition formats supported)Reactive-functional API for working with filtersEthereum Name Service (ENS) supportSupport for Parity's Personal, and Geth's Personal client APIsSupport for Infura, so you don't have to run an Ethereum client yourself
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Web3j Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Web3j?
guava
The Guava project contains several of Google's core libraries that we rely on in our Java-based projects: collections, caching, primitives support, concurrency libraries, common annotations, string processing, I/O, and so forth.
Ethereum
A decentralized platform for applications that run exactly as programmed without any chance of fraud, censorship or third-party interference.
Java 8
It is a revolutionary release of the world’s no 1 development platform. It includes a huge upgrade to the Java programming model and a coordinated evolution of the JVM, Java language, and libraries. Java 8 includes features for productivity, ease of use, improved polyglot programming, security and improved performance.
