HISTORY OF JAVA
Java was developed by James Gosling and his team at Sun Micro-systems.
The project began in 1991 and was initially called Oak (named after an oak tree outside Gosling’s office).
The goal was to create a language for embedded systems.
Java officially launched in 1995, It became popular due to its "Write Once, Run Anywhere" (WORA) concept. This was possible because of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), which allows Java programs to run on any system.
In late 90s, Java gained huge popularity during the rise of the web.
Java evolved into a powerful back-end language.
Introduction of platforms: J2SE (Standard Edition), J2EE (Enterprise Edition), J2ME (Micro Edition).
It became widely used for: Web applications, Banking systems, Android development. In 2010, Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems.
Since then, Oracle has been responsible for Java’s development and updates. Java continues to evolve with regular updates (Java 8, 11, 17, etc.).
Key Features of Java: Platform-independent, Object-oriented, Secure and robust, Multithreaded, High performance (with JIT compiler).
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