Java

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Java a programming language that is object-oriented using byte code that is vastly used all over the Internet; it looks like C++ language but simpler and easier to learn. It's used to create applications that run on a single computer or servers or networks, and also for smaller application to be used as a part of a web page to facilitate the user interaction with the page.

Java programming language was originally developed by Sun Microsystems which was initiated by James Gosling and released in 1995 as core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform (Java 1.0 [J2SE]).

The latest release of the Java Standard Edition is Java SE 8. With the advancement of Java and its widespread popularity, multiple configurations were built to suite various types of platforms. Ex: J2EE for Enterprise Applications, J2ME for Mobile Applications.

The new J2 versions were renamed as Java SE, Java EE and Java ME respectively. Java is guaranteed to be Write Once, Run Anywhere.

Java is:

• Object Oriented
• Platform independent
• Simple
• Secure
• Architectural-neutral
• Portable
• Robust
• Multithreaded
• Interpreted
• High Performance
• Distributed
• Dynamic

Java is an Object-Oriented Language. As a language that has the Object Oriented feature, Java supports the following fundamental concepts:

• Polymorphism
• Inheritance
• Encapsulation
• Abstraction
• Classes
• Objects
• Instance
• Method
• Message Parsing