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Java Introduction

History of Java:

  • Java was developed in 1991 by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems.
  • Initially, it was called Oak.
  • It was created for embedded systems like TVs.
  • In 1995, Oak was renamed to Java and officially released.
  • Java introduced the concept “Write Once, Run Anywhere” (WORA).
  • It runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), making it platform independent.
  • Java became popular for web development using Servlets and JSP.
  • In 2010, Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems.
  • After that, Java continued to grow with new features and updates.
  • Today, Java is widely used in backend development, Android apps, and enterprise systems.

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