JAVA NOTES

 HISTORY

  1. Java's history began in 1991 at Sun Microsystems with James Gosling and his team, initially working on the "Green Project".
  2.  The language was later named Oak, then Java, and publicly introduced in 1995 as a platform-independent language. 
  3. Sun Microsystems later became Oracle, and Java's stewardship has continued with Oracle. 
  • 1991: The "Green Project" begins at Sun Microsystems, led by James Gosling.
  • 1992: The prototype, "Oak," is developed.
  • 1994: The team refocuses on web-based applications.
  • 1995: Java is publicly released by Sun Microsystems, emphasizing "Write Once, Run Anywhere" portability.
  • 2006: Sun Microsystems makes Java's core components open-source.
  • 2009: Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems, becoming Java's steward.
  • 2014: Java 8 is released, modernizing the language with new features.
  • 2017: Oracle adopts a six-month release cycle, accelerating updates

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