What is Java?

Introduction of Java

Java is a High-Level programming language and is Platform independent. Java is Robust, Secured and Object-Oriented programming language.

Java is platform independent which means any hardware and software environment in which a Java program run. Java is also known as platform, since java has its own run time environment(JRE) and API's.

Java was officially released in 1995 by Sun Microsystems and currently owned by Oracle.

Features of Java

The main objective of Java programming language creation was to make it portable, simple and secure programming language. Apart from this, there are also some awesome features which play important role in the polularity of this language. The features of Java are also known as java buzzwords. Following is a list of most important features of Java language. The Java Features given below are simple and easy to understand.

1. Simple
2. Object-Oriented
3. Portable
4. Platform independent
5. Secured
6. Robust
7. Architecture neutral
8. Dynamic
9. Interpreted
10. High Performance
11. Multithreaded
12. Distributed

Applications of Java:

1. Standalone Applications
2. Web Applications
3. Enterprise banking applications
4. Robotics and Gaming
5. Mobile and Tablet Applications
6. Embedded Systems and Smart Card

Different Editions of Java:

1. Java Standard Edition(J2SE):- This is used for making standalone applications and applets.
2. Java Enterprise Edition(J2EE):- This is used to make complex applications according to small industry to large industry requirements.
3. Java Micro Edition(J2ME):- This is to make application on Mobile, Tablets and on Embedded Systems.