Programing is a way to communicate with computer . With the help of programming we can provide our instructions to the computer . Programming is just a way to communicate like we talk with our friends in our Hindi and English.
Java is general purposed , class – based , object oriented programming language designed for lesser implementation dependencies. It is a computing platform for application development.
Java was originally developed by James Gosling. at sun microsystems , which was acquired by oracle and released in 1995 as core component of Sun Microsystems Java platform.
Some Details Of Java
| Original Developer | James Gosling |
| Now Java is developed by | Oracle Corporation |
| First Release | May 23, 1995 |
| Latest stable released | Java SE 16 |
| Latest version Launched | March 16, 2021 |
| Filename extension | .java , . Jar . .class |
| Official Website | oracle.com/java/ |
Version Of Java
| Version | Release date | End of Free Public Updates | Extended Support Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| JDK Beta | 1995 | ? | ? |
| JDK 1.0 | January 1996 | ? | ? |
| JDK 1.1 | February 1997 | ? | ? |
| J2SE 1.2 | December 1998 | ? | ? |
| J2SE 1.3 | May 2000 | ? | ? |
| J2SE 1.4 | February 2002 | October 2008 | February 2013 |
| J2SE 5.0 | September 2004 | November 2009 | April 2015 |
| Java SE 6 | December 2006 | April 2013 | December 2018 December 2023, paid support for Zulu |
| Java SE 7 | July 2011 | April 2015 | July 2022 |
| Java SE 8 (LTS) | March 2014 | January 2019 for Oracle (commercial) December 2030 for Oracle (non-commercial) December 2030 for Zulu At least May 2026 for AdoptOpenJDK At least May 2026 for Amazon Corretto | December 2030 |
| Java SE 9 | September 2017 | March 2018 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 10 | March 2018 | September 2018 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 11 (LTS) | September 2018 | September 2027 for Zulu At least October 2024 for AdoptOpenJDK At least September 2027 for Amazon Corretto | September 2026, or September 2027 for e.g. Zulu |
| Java SE 12 | March 2019 | September 2019 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 13 | September 2019 | March 2020 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 14 | March 2020 | September 2020 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 15 | September 2020 | March 2021 for OpenJDK, March 2023 for Zulu[8] | N/A |
| Java SE 16 | March 2021 | September 2021 for OpenJDK | N/A |
| Java SE 17 (LTS) | September 2021 | September 2030 for Zulu | TBA |
Why java is so popular ?
- Java is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language
- Java is user-friendly
- Java is easy to learn , and it is also easy to run.
- Java is platform independent.
- We use Java to build easily android applications , or run desktop applications Java for everything
- Java boasts of rich API
- A big community backs Java
- Java has excellent documentation
- Java has a strong development roadmap with continuous progress in security and performance.
- Java is open source programming language.
- Java has a suite of powerful development tools (IDE)
Scope OF Java
- Building Android apps
- Java web applications
- Software tools
- Scientific applications
