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History of Java

The history of Java is very interesting. 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.
However, it was best suited for internet programming.
Java was developed by James Gosling, who is known as the
father of Java, in 1995. James Gosling and his team members
started the project in the early '90s.

Currently, Java is used in internet programming, mobile


devices, games, e-business solutions, etc..

1) James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick


Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991.
The small team of sun engineers called Green Team.

2) Initially it was designed for small, embedded systems in


electronic appliances like set-top boxes.

3) Firstly, it was called "Greentalk" by James Gosling, and


the file extension was .gt.
4) After that, it was called Oak and was developed as a part
of the Green project.

5) Why Oak? Oak is a symbol of strength and chosen as a


national tree of many countries like the U.S.A., France,
Germany, Romania, etc.

6) In 1995, Oak was renamed as "Java" because it was


already a trademark by Oak Technologies.

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