Introduction And History

Introduction

    Java, having been developed in 1991, is a relatively new programming language.   At that time, James Gosling from Sun Microsystems and his team began designing the first version of Java aimed at programming home appliances which are controlled by a wide variety of computer processors.

     Gosling's new language needed to be accessible by a variety of computer processors.  In 1994, he realized that such a language would be ideal for use with web browsers and Java's connection to the internet began.  In 1995, Netscape Incorporated released its latest version of the Netscape browser which was capable of running Java programs.

     Initially called Oak, in honor of the tree outside Gosling's window, its name was changed to Java because there was already a language called Oak. 

History   

The original motivation for Java
● The need for platform independent language that could be embedded in various consumer electronic products like toasters and refrigerators.One of the first projects developed using Java

● a personal hand-held remote control named Star 7. At about the same time, the World Wide Web and he Internet were gaining popularity. Gosling  realized that Java could be used for Internet
programming.