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Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, and modeled on C++, the Java language was designed to be small, simple, and portable across platforms and operating systems, both at the source and at the binary level, which means that Java programs (applets and applications) can run on any machine that has the Java virtual machine installed One might be surprised to learn that Java did not come into being because of Internet or World Wide Web (WWW), although it was WWW which propelled into java what it is as a language today and a de-facto standard for Server Side Softwares. Because of the similarities between C++ and Java, it is tempting to think of Java as the “Internet version of C++”, but it would be a big mistake since Java has practical and philosophical difference with C++. The history of java goes back to 1991, when a group of Sun Engineers led by Mr. Patrick Naughton and James Gosling wanted to design a small computer language that was to be used for consumer and electronic devices like Remote Controls, TV Switchboxes etc. Now since these devices were manufactured by different manufacturers who may choose different CPUs (Central Processing Units), the program should not be tied down to any single architecture. The project was code named “Green”. The languages was then called as Oak and since Oak was already an existing computer languages, it was code named as JAVA. But unfortunately, Sun did not get the project for which they were bidding and it was in 1994 with the advent of the WWW and browsers, java was propelled back in to the main stream. The JAVA as a language was reveled to the world in the Sun world 1995 conference and from there onwards different versions have come out with all the latest technologies being incorporated. The different versions are being dealt with separately in the coming modules. Java was basically invented as a platform independent software to be run on
Java is an object-oriented programming language developed by Sun Microsystems, and modeled on C++, the Java language was designed to be small, simple, and portable across platforms and operating systems, both at the source and at the binary level, which means that Java programs (applets and applications) can run on any machine that has the Java virtual machine installed One might be surprised to learn that Java did not come into being because of Internet or World Wide Web (WWW), although it was WWW which propelled into java what it is as a language today and a de-facto standard for Server Side Softwares. Because of the similarities between C++ and Java, it is tempting to think of Java as the “Internet version of C++”, but it would be a big mistake since Java has practical and philosophical difference with C++. The history of java goes back to 1991, when a group of Sun Engineers led by Mr. Patrick Naughton and James Gosling wanted to design a small computer language that was to be used for consumer and electronic devices like Remote Controls, TV Switchboxes etc. Now since these devices were manufactured by different manufacturers who may choose different CPUs (Central Processing Units), the program should not be tied down to any single architecture. The project was code named “Green”. The languages was then called as Oak and since Oak was already an existing computer languages, it was code named as JAVA. But unfortunately, Sun did not get the project for which they were bidding and it was in 1994 with the advent of the WWW and browsers, java was propelled back in to the main stream. The JAVA as a language was reveled to the world in the Sun world 1995 conference and from there onwards different versions have come out with all the latest technologies being incorporated. The different versions are being dealt with separately in the coming modules. Java was basically invented as a platform independent software to be run on