What is JAVA
- Java is a general purpose, high level, and interpreted programming language.
- Java is a technology.
- Java is an Object Oriented Programming(OOP) language.
- Java is developed by a team of engineers at Sun Micro System which was headed by James Gosling and it came to the market in 23 rd May 1995.
- Now Java is owned by Oracle Corporation.
- Java came to the market by taking three editions like; Java 2 Standard Edition(J2SE)[so called as Core Java], Java 2 Enterprise Edition(J2EE)[so called as Adv. Java], and Java 2 Micro Edition(J2ME).
- J2SE is specifically used to develop desktop applications.
- J2EE is specifically used to develop web or enterprise applications.
- J2ME is specifically used to develop device applications.
Java Versions:
| Version | Date |
|---|---|
| JDK Beta | 1995 |
| JDK 1.0 | January 23, 1996 |
| JDK 1.1 | February 19, 1997 |
| J2SE 1.2 | December 8, 1998 |
| J2SE 1.3 | May 8, 2000 |
| J2SE 1.4 | February 6, 2002 |
| J2SE 5.0 | September 30, 2004 |
| Java SE 6 | December 11, 2006 |
| Java SE 7 | July 28, 2011 |
| Java SE 8 (LTS) | March 18, 2014 |
| Java SE 9 | September 21, 2017 |
| Java SE 10 | March 20, 2018 |
| Java SE 11 (LTS) | September 25, 2018 |
| Java SE 12 | March 19, 2019 |
| Java SE 13 | September 17, 2019 |
| Java SE 14 | March 17, 2020 |
| Java SE 15 | September 15, 2020 |
| Java SE 16 | March 16, 2021 |
| Java SE 17 (LTS) | September 14, 2021 |
| Java SE 18 | March 22, 2022 |
| Java SE 19 | September 20, 2022 |
| Java SE 20 | March 21, 2023 |
| Java SE 21 (LTS) | September 19, 2023 |
Download Java
Download Java from the official Java web site: https://www.oracle.com