INTRODUCTION TO JAVA

Java is quite popular and well known programming language which took its place in 1995. Oracle a well-established company owns it. This computing platform first released by Sun Microsystem. It works on different classes and their objects. As it has gain a wide popularity it is run by more than 3 billion users.

Places where we use Java:

• Mobile App Development – mainly for android apps


• Desktop applications


• Gaming purposes


• Database connectivity


• Web Server


• Application server

Why Java? – Importance

• Firstly, it is one of the most popular languages in the world.


• It is operable on all the platforms like Windows, Mac, and Linux etc.


• Very easy even a beginner can use it efficiently.


• It is free.


• It is open-source, anyone can access.


• Lower development cost.


• Code can be reused.

This language is concurrent. Here you are allowed to execute many statements at once instead of sequentially executing it. It is independent. If you have written the code once you can run them anywhere where you require them.