Tuesday, 5 November 2013

History of Java


Java is now a well know programming language in the world of computers. Its applications range from mobile devices to large complicated machines.

Java was developed by James Gosling & Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle Corporation). James Gosling, Mike Sheridan and Patrick Naughton started the java project in June 1991 for interactive television. It was initially called as “Oak”, named after a Oak tree that stood outside Goslings office. Java is developed from taking many of the features of C and C++ language.

Java is very famous for its quotation i.e. “Write Once Run Anywhere (WORA)”. This nature of java programs makes it very popular. With the release of Java 2, it has been divided into 3 main sub categories,

  1. J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition)
  2. J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)
  3. J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition)

J2SE or Java Se
It is a java platform used to deploy portable applications for general use.

J2EE or Java EE
It is a java platform that is used to deploy sever programming. It is different from Java SE as it is used to deploy large java softwares running on an application server.

J2ME or Java ME
It is a java platform that is designed for embedded systems like mobile phones.

There are 5 main features of java language,

  1. It is simple, object oriented and familiar
  2. It is robust and secure
  3. It is architecture neutral and portable
  4. It is executed with high performance
  5. It is interpreted, threaded and dynamic.

These 5 features of java make java as one of the most loved programming language by programmers.

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