What is Java


Java is a programming language and a platform. Java is a high level, robust, object-oriented and secure programming language.

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  • Java was developed by Sun Microsystems (which is now the subsidiary of Oracle) in the year 1995. 
  • James Gosling is known as the father of Java. 
  • Before Java, its name was Oak. Since Oak was already a registered company, so James Gosling and his team changed the name from Oak to Java.

Java is a multi-platform, object-oriented, and network-centric language. It is among the most used programming language. Java is also used as a computing platform.