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Java Is A General

Java is a general-purpose programming language that is designed to run on any device. It allows developers to write programs once that can run anywhere without needing to be recompiled for different operating systems or hardware. Java applications are compiled to bytecode that can be run by any Java virtual machine, allowing programs to run cross-platform. Java was created in 1995 at Sun Microsystems and is widely used today, especially for client-server web applications.

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Java Is A General

Java is a general-purpose programming language that is designed to run on any device. It allows developers to write programs once that can run anywhere without needing to be recompiled for different operating systems or hardware. Java applications are compiled to bytecode that can be run by any Java virtual machine, allowing programs to run cross-platform. Java was created in 1995 at Sun Microsystems and is widely used today, especially for client-server web applications.

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Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based,

object-oriented,[14] and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as


possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" (WORA),[15]
meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need
for recompilation.[16] Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode that can run on any
Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture. As of 2016, Java is one of
the most popular programming languages in use,[17][18][19][20] particularly for client-server web
applications, with a reported 9 million developers.[21] Java was originally developed by James
Gosling at Sun Microsystems (which has since been acquired by Oracle Corporation) and
released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language
derives much of its syntax from C and C++, but it has fewer low-level facilities than either of
them.

The original and reference implementation Java compilers, virtual machines, and class
libraries were originally released by Sun under proprietary licences. As of May 2007, in
compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, Sun relicensed most of its
Java technologies under the GNU General Public License. Others have also developed
alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, such as the GNU Compiler for Java
(bytecode compiler), GNU Classpath (standard libraries), and IcedTea-Web (browser plugin
for applets).

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