Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It has evolved from humble beginnings ...
Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It has evolved from humble beginnings to power a large share of today’s digital world, by providing the reliable platform upon which many services and applications are built. New, innovative products and digital services designed for the future continue to rely on Java, as well.
While most modern Java applications combine the Java runtime and application together, there are still many applications and even some websites that will not function unless you have a desktop Java installed.
JAVA was developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems Inc in the year 1995 and later acquired by Oracle Corporation. It is a simple programming language. Java makes writing, compiling, and debugging programming easy. It helps to create reusable code and modular programs. Java is a class based, object oriented programming language and is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. A general purpose programming language made for developers to write once run anywhere that is compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java. Java applications are compiled to byte code that can run on any Java Virtual Machine. Java syntax is similar to c/c++.
James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. The small team of sun engineers called Green Team. Initially it was designed for small, embedded systems in electronic appliances like set-top boxes. Firstly, it was called "Greentalk" by James Gosling, and the file extension was .gt. After that, it was called Oak and was developed as a part of the Green project.
Why Oak? Oak is a symbol of strength and chosen as a national tree of many countries like the U.S.A., France, Germany, Romania, etc. In 1995, Oak was renamed as "Java" because it was already a trademark by Oak Technologies.
JDK 1.0 was released on January 23, 1996. After the first release of
Java, there have been many additional features added to the language.
Now Java is being used in Windows applications, Web applications,
enterprise applications, mobile applications, cards, etc. Each new
version adds new features in Java.
