The Java programming language
Java is a general-purpose, class-based, and object-oriented programming language that was first released by Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle) in 1995. It was designed to be platform-independent, meaning that code written in Java can run on a variety of different systems without modification.
This is achieved by compiling Java code into an intermediate form called bytecode, which is then interpreted by the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on the target system.
One of the key features of Java is its automatic memory management, which is performed by a built-in garbage collector. This eliminates the need for developers to manually allocate and free memory and helps to prevent common programming errors such as buffer overflows and memory leaks.
Java also includes a large standard library that provides a wide range of useful functions, including collections, networking, and XML parsing. It also supports multiple programming paradigms, including object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming.
Java is widely used for developing a range of applications, including enterprise software, mobile apps, and games. The Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) provides the core Java libraries and the Java Virtual Machine, while the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) provides additional libraries and tools for…
