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History and Features of Java

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History:

  • 1991: Java project initiated by James Gosling and his team at Sun Microsystems.

  • 1995: Java 1.0 officially released to the public.

  • 2009: Sun Microsystems acquired by Oracle Corporation.

  • 2014: Java 8 introduced lambdas and the Stream API.

  • 2017: Java 9 released with the module system and enhancements.

Key Features:

  1. Simplicity: Java was designed to be easy to use and write, allowing developers to create robust applications with fewer codes.

  2. Object-Oriented: Everything in Java is treated as an object, making it easy to manage and manipulate data structures.

  3. Platform-Independent: Java code can run on any device or operating system with the help of Java Virtual Machine (JVM), ensuring write once, run anywhere (WORA) capability.

  4. Distributed Computing: Java supports creating applications that can be distributed across multiple machines in a network.

  5. Multithreading: Java provides built-in support for multithreading, allowing the execution of multiple threads simultaneously, enhancing the performance of applications.

  6. Robust and Secure: Java is designed with strong memory management, exception handling, and type checking mechanisms, making it robust and secure against common programming errors.

  7. Dynamic: Java applications are capable of adapting to an evolving environment, making it suitable for various applications.

  8. Rich Standard Library: Java comes with a vast library of classes and methods, simplifying the development process by providing pre-built components for various tasks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history