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In this post you will read a brief history of Java. I will tell you what is Java and what is its Important.
The goal of this post is to tell you how this programming language came to existence and actually how
it win the heart of all developers. So without wasting time lets jump to the goal of our post.

JAVA HISTORY

What is Java??
Java is a programming language which is used for developing so many applications and programs in
present IT industry. Java is programming language where you can write code in form of classes
something similar to classic C++ language. And its a purely Object Oriented Programming Language.
Java is also a platform Independent language i.e you can write code in one OS and can run same
compiled code in another OS. Java supports millions library classes which you can be imported while
coding. These libraries provide billions of methods and these methods help programmer to develop a
well optimized and readable code.
History of JAVA
The development of Java language is started in mid of 1991. The exact date is not available but its in
the month of June. Initial the language was to be used for Interactive Televisions. But digital cable
television Industries in 1991 found this language more advanced for them. James Gosling, Mike
Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton were the key persons in development of Java. James Gosling who
also known as founder of Java started THE GREEN PROJECT and lead to release of Java in 1995. I
made a table with years and events which describe the History of Java.

Table describing History of Java

Year/Date Events
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June 1991 Its the initiation of Java project by James

Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton.
The Green Project Begins
1995 First public implementation of Java as Java 1.0
released by Sun Microsystems. Netscape
Navigator Internet browser incorporate by Java
technology.
1996 This was the year when first JavaOne Developer
Conference held and JDK 1.0 released
1997 Tried to get from ISO/IEC JTC1 but formalized
by ECMA international and later soon it had also
withdrawn from process and Java remain de
facto standard. Java controlled by the Java
community. Same year JDL 1.1 touch the 220K
download mark in just three weeks and 8000
participants are participated in JavaOne which
made the world's largest developer conference.

December 1998 1999 J2SE 1.2 the also known as Java 2 launched and
source code is released. Worlds first smart card
based on Java Card Technology is released in
this duration by VISA. Also released J2EE beta
version.
JavaOne conference draws 20000 developers in
1999.
2000 This the year when formation of Java User
Groups were on top gear. From different part of
world more than 400 Java User Groups are
established. In same year Steve Jobs joins
JavaOne and announce Apple will support Java
technology in future.
2001 First time international JavaOne conference in
Yokohama Japan and Java EE SDK touch Over 1
million downloads mark.
2003 Java was everywhere. More than 500 million
desktops run Java and 75% of professional
developers started using Java.
2004 Java 2, SE 5 released and The Mars Rover
(Spirit) touches down on Mars powered by Java
Technology.
2006 Java EE components were open-sourced under
Glassfish Project also Java SE and ME initial
components were released as open source. New
J2 versions renamed as Java EE, Java ME, and
Java SE, respectively
November 13, 2006 Sun released much of Java as free and open
source software, (FOSS), under the terms of the
GNU General Public License (GPL).
On May 8, 2007 Java core code Open Sourced
2008 JavaFX 1.0 is released and also Blu-ray Disc,
powered by Java technology released.
20092010 Oracle Corporation's acquisition of Sun
Microsystems
April 2, 2010 James Gosling resigned from Oracle

Why and When it Named Java??

The language called Oak at its initial stage of development. This name was given after an oak tree
stands outside the Goslings office. Later name changed to Green as project name is also The Green
Project. Finally Java name is given taken on Java coffee as this coffee is consumed by all developer in
very large amount during language development. After that there is no name change for Java.

Java version History

Java version History means changes in versions of Java since it got released. Java gone through many
major changed and up gradation since its first version was released. Sometime few libraries are added
to the existing list to increase the reliability and productivity of language. These changes like addition of
new libraries and classes are made to the Java standard library where all classes, methods and
interfaces are defined. Some more features like applets, swings and Java2D are added time to time
during development and up gradation of Java Programming language. These changes made Java more
easy, unique and user-friendly time to time. These changes help developer in coding by providing more
options for them.
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Here is major changes in Java version History (shown in tabular form)

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Release Date Versions

1995 1 JDK Alpha and Beta
January 23, 1996 2 JDK 1.0
February 19, 1997 3 JDK 1.1
December 8, 1998 4 J2SE 1.2
May 8, 2000 5 J2SE 1.3
February 6, 2002 6 J2SE 1.4
September 30, 2004 J2SE 5.0
December 11, 2006 8 Java SE 6
July 28, 2011 9 Java SE 7
2007-05-07 to 2013-06-18 Java SE 6 Update 1 to Java SE 6 Update 51
July 28, 2011 Java SE 7
Is expected in March 2014 Java 8
hope to have in a 2016 Java SE 9
Date not declared Java SE 10

So above table is describing the dates and versions released from Java Version History.

Importance of Java

Importance of Java can be seen easily in our daily life. Billions of products and applications run on Java
platform. Java is free and open source so developer love it. Java provide a platform independent binary
code so developer must not worry about the OS and configuration of system.

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