Java programming
Java is an object-oriented programming language developed initially by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems. The language, initially called Oak (named after the oak trees outside Gosling's office), was intended to replace C++, although the feature set better resembles that of Objective C. Java should not be confused with JavaScript, which shares only the name and a similar C-like syntax. Sun Microsystems currently maintains and updates Java regularly.
Specifications of the Java language, the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) and the Java API are community-maintained through the Sun-managed Java Community Process.
3.1 Object orientation
3.2 Platform
independence
3.3 Automatic garbage
collection
3.4 Interfaces and
classes
3.5 Encoding
independence
3.6 Miscellaneous
14.1 Sun
14.2 Frameworks
14.3 General
14.4 Historical
14.5 Criticism
14.6 Third-party software
14.7 Java
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