what is java?

Answer 1

A high-level programming language developed by Sun Microsystems. Java was originally called OAK, and was designed for handheld devices and set-top boxes. Oak was unsuccessful so in 1995 Sun changed the name to Java and modified the language to take advantage of the burgeoning World Wide Web.

Java is an object-oriented language similar to C++, but simplified to eliminate language features that cause common programming errors. Java source code files (files with a .java extension) are compiled into a format called bytecode (files with a .class extension), which can then be executed by a Java interpreter. Compiled Java code can run on most computers because Java interpreters and runtime environments, known as Java Virtual Machines (VMs), exist for most operating systems, including UNIX, the Macintosh OS, and Windows. Bytecode can also be converted directly into machine language instructions by a just-in-time compiler (JIT).

Java is a general purpose programming language with a number of features that make the language well suited for use on the World Wide Web. Small Java applications are called Java applets and can be downloaded from a Web server and run on your computer by a Java-compatible Web browser, such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Peace!

Answer 2

Java is an object orientated programming language. The name is either related from the coffee or the island Java. Java is a derivate of C++. The syntax reminds of C/C++ too.
Example:
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.oul.println("Hello world!");
}

Java is a mixture of compiled and interpreted language. The source code is compiled, but the compilate needs to be interpreted.

Erm... yes, there are whole books about Java. What exactly do you wanna know?

Answer 3

Java is an object-oriented applications programming language developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode, although compilation to native machine code is also possible. At runtime, bytecode is usually either interpreted or compiled to native code for execution, although direct hardware execution of bytecode by a Java processor is also possible.

The language itself derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. JavaScript, a scripting language, shares a similar name and has similar syntax, but is not directly related to Java.

Sun Microsystems provides a GNU General Public License implementation of a Java compiler and Java virtual machine, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, although the class library that is required to run Java programs is not free software.

Answer 4

*Java is an object-oriented programming language developed initially by James Gosling and colleagues at Sun Microsystems.
*The language, initially called Oak (named after the oak trees outside Gosling's office), was intended to replace C++, although the feature set better resembles that of Objective C.
*Java should not be confused with JavaScript, which shares only the name and a similar C-like syntax. Sun Microsystems currently maintains and updates Java regularly.

Answer 5

It is a cross-platform programming language. That means that the same code written on a Windows system should run on a Linux system. Used mostly for web apps. It is free and availabel from java.sun.com

You need the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) to run java applets. To develop applets you'd need the JDK (Java Development Kit).

Answer 6

its an object oriented programming language.....created in 1991......initially called Oak..........a great improvement over the C and C++ languages coz java applets have helped revolutionize the internet. java is also used in mobile phones, PDAs etc

Answer 7

a place in Indonesia

a coffee grown from the said place above

a trade mark of an object orientation technology which uses virtual machine and api extensively, it is characterized by a framework approach to solving pattern problems and cross platform benefits (it can be used as a generic procedural language, though)

a kind of board game in a box for kids

Answer 8

it's coffee ! This morning I'm having mine with the new International Delight flavor, Almond Vanilla Cream ! Mmmmmmmmmmmm ! Good Morning everybody...

Answer 9

Its a programming language.

Answer 10

Coffee?