Why is the Java main method static?

Question

The method signature of a Java main() method is:

public static void main(String[] args){
    ...
}

Is the

Answer 1

It is just a convention. The JVM could certainly deal with non-static main methods if that would have been the convention. After all, you can define a static initializer on your class, and instantiate a zillion objects before ever getting to your main() method.