Java (programming language)

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Not to be confused with JavaScript.

JavaParadigmAppeared inDesigned byLatest releaseTyping disciplineMajor implementationsDialectsInfluenced byInfluencedOSLicenseWebsite

Object-oriented, structured, imperative

1995

Sun Microsystems

Java Standard Edition 6 (1.6.0_14)

Static, strong, safe, nominative, manifest

Numerous

Generic Java, Pizza

Ada 83, Pascal,[1] C++, C#,[2] Eiffel,[3] Smalltalk, Mesa,[4] Modula-3,[5] Objective-C, Generic Java

Ada 2005, C#, D, ECMAScript, Groovy, J#, PHP, Scala, JavaScript, Python

Cross-platform (multi-platform)

GNU General Public License / Java Community Process

http://java.sun.com

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode (class file) that can run on any Java virtual machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture.
The original and reference implementation Java compilers, virtual machines, and class libraries were developed by Sun from 1995. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, Sun made available most of their Java technologies as free software under the GNU General Public License. Others have also developed alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, such as the GNU Compiler for Java and GNU Classpath.