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Java was originally designed for interactive television, but it was too advanced

technology for the digital cable television industry at the time. The history of Java starts
with the Green Team. Java team members (also known as Green Team), initiated this
project to develop a language for digital devices such as set-top boxes, televisions, etc.
However, it was best suited for internet programming. Later, Java technology was
incorporated by Netscape. Java was developed by James Gosling, who is known as the
father of Java, in 1995. James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton, A group
of sun engineers or also called as “Green Team”, started the project in the June 1991.
Java’s extension was named “.gt. “ before. After that, it was called Oak and was
developed as a part of the Green project.

“Oak” is a symbol of strength and chosen as a national tree of many countries


like the U.S.A., France, Germany, Romania, etc. In 1995, Oak was renamed as "Java"
because it was already a trademark by Oak Technologies. After that, the team gathered
to choose a new name. The suggested words were "dynamic", "revolutionary", "Silk",
"jolt", "DNA", etc. They wanted something that reflected the essence of the technology:
revolutionary, dynamic, lively, cool, unique, and easy to spell, and fun to say. James
Gosling said that one of the top choices was java along with silk. Because the word
Java was unique, most member of the team preferred Java. Java is an island in
Indonesia where the first coffee was produced (called Java coffee). It is a kind of
espresso bean. Java name was chosen by James Gosling while having a cup of coffee
nearby his office. Java is an island in Indonesia where the first coffee called Java
Coffee. It's an espresso bean of some sort. While drinking a cup of coffee near his
office, James Gosling came up with the term Java. Initially developed by James Gosling
at Sun Microsystems (which is now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation) and released in
1995. In 1995, Time magazine called Java one of the Ten Best Products of 1995.

The first version of java was JDK 1.0 was released on January 23, 1996. After
the first release of Java, there have been many additional features added to the
language. Now Java is being used in Windows applications, Web applications,
enterprise applications, mobile applications, cards, etc. Each new version adds new
features in Java.

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