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4 Main Categories of Java Applications

Java, a general-purpose programming language, is a class-based, object-oriented programming language and tops the list of the preferred programming language by the IT companies to develop their software applications. Learning Java Programming Language has its own benefits.

Java is both a programming language and a platform which follows a particular syntax and style. A Java Platform is a particular environment within which Java Programming language applications run.

Java has several platforms, as discussed in following discussion, which consist of several Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and Application Programming Interface (API).

Today we are going to discuss various types of Java applications, Java applications examples and many other important aspects.

The overall aim of the blog is to help our readers understand:

What are different Java platforms or Java editions?
Differences between Java SE and Java EE.
Different categories of Java applications.
What is Java commonly used for?
Different career paths for Java developers.

The Java Programming Language Platforms

Initially let us focus towards understanding different Java platforms or Java editions.

Java comes up with different platforms for developing specific kind of applications. Following is the list Java platform or Java editions. Each of the Java platforms consists of Java Virtual Machine and Application Programming Interface (API).

There are 4 platforms of the Java Programming language as discussed below:

Java platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)
Java platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE)
Java platform, Micro Edition (Java ME)
Java FX (Java FE)

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