Lesson 2 - Introduction To Java
Lesson 2 - Introduction To Java
Pre-Requisites : N/A
Introduction to
Java
Programming
Java Programming Brief History
Java PL developed in 1991.
SUN MICROSYSTEM – Stanford University Network
James Arthur Gosling – He is the founder and lead
designer behind the Java programming language.
Green – Code Name of Java PL
From OAK Programming Language to Java PL.
1994 - Web browsers and Java's connection to the
internet began.
1995 – Java 1.0 was Released
April 2009 - Oracle Corporation acquire Sun for US$7.4
billion.
bytecode – Compiled format for java programs
where it can be transferred across a network
executed by Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
class loader – Part of Java Runtime Environment
that dynamically loads java classes into JVM
usually, classes are only loaded on demand.
source code – Programming commands that are
made by a programmer with a text editor and
then saved in file.
Java Applet Basics