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Overview of Java

Overview of Java

Java is one of the programming language or technology used for developing web applications. Java language developed at SUN Micro Systems in the year 1995 under the guidance of James Gosling and there team. Originally SUN Micro Systems is one of the Academic university (Standford University Network)
Whatever the software developed in the year 1990, SUN Micro Systems has released on the name of oak, which is original name of java (scientifically oak is one of the tree name). The OAK has taken 18 months to develop.
The oak is unable to fulfill all requirements of the industry. So James Gosling again reviews this oak and released with the name of java in the year 1995. Scientifically java is one of the coffee seed name.

Java divided into three categories, they are

  • J2SE (Java 2 Standard Edition)
  • J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition)
  • J2ME (Java 2 Micro or Mobile Edition)

J2SE

J2SE is used for developing client side applications.

J2EE

J2EE is used for developing server side applications.

J2ME

J2ME is used for developing mobile or wireless application by making use of a predefined protocol called WAP(wireless Access / Application protocol).

JAVA INTRODUCTION


History of Java

Java language developed by company Sun Microsystems and creator is James Gosling.


Sun Microsystems Started by group of the students who are studding in Standard University. These people found the problem in their room with electronic consumable remote. That means one electronic consumable control is not worked on another electronics consumable. These people want to develop a common remote control which is controlling all the electronic consumables so their contacted James Gosling and requested for the projects. Sun Microsystems started by group of students out of them one person also Indian whose name Vinode Khosla.
James Gosling and his team members given the project name as Green started in the year 1990 and common remote control completed in the year 1992.
The James Gosling team develop a new language called as OAK But this name is already selected by some other company renamed as Java but java has no meaning representation of Island in Indonesia. The unofficial abbreviation of java is Just another virtual analyzer (JAVA).

Java Version History

Now a day 8 versions of java are released, which is listed below with realizing date.
  • JDK Alpha and Beta (1995)
  • JDK 1.0 (23rd Jan, 1996)
  • JDK 1.1 (19th Feb, 1997)
  • J2SE 1.2 (8th Dec, 1998)
  • J2SE 1.3 (8th May, 2000)
  • J2SE 1.4 (6th Feb, 2002)
  • J2SE 5.0 (30th Sep, 2004)
  • Java SE 6 (11th Dec, 2006)
  • Java SE 7 (28th July, 2011)
  • Java SE 8 (18th March, 2014)

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