What is Java

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Java is what?

-Java is a object oriented programming language. -Java is platform independent. This means that you can write code once, and it can be run on any system. (Windows, Mac, etc) -

History of Java...

-Made in 1991 by James Gosling -1995 was the initial release -2006 Java released as open source -2009 Oracle acquires Java

Features of Java?

-WORA (Write once run anywhere) Java code is turned into bytecode, bytecode is converted into machine code by JVM. Anyhting that can run a JVM, can run Java.

What does JVM mean?

JVM stands for Java Virtual Machine. The JVM acts as a translator between the Java code you write, and the machine code your operating system expects.


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