Before starting : A few words

Hi,

I know you are very much excited to learn a new programming language and could not hold back to start coding in Java. But before diving in we should build a level of motivation from where you will not come down.

The best thing about you learning Java is that its arguably, the best programming language. Dating back to 1995 till today Java has touched every sphere of life. Currently, Java is used in internet programming, mobile devices, games, e-business solutions etc. 

There are given the major points that describe the history of java.

1. James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. The small team of sun engineers called Green Team.
2. Originally designed for small, embedded systems in electronic appliances like set-top boxes.
3. Firstly, it was called "Greentalk" by James Gosling and file extension was .gt.
4. After that, it was called Oak and was developed as a part of the Green project.

Why Oak name for java language?

1. Why Oak? Oak is a symbol of strength and chosen as a national tree of many countries like U.S.A., France, Germany, Romania etc.
2. In 1995, Oak was renamed as "Java" because it was already a trademark by Oak Technologies.

Why Java name for java language?

1. Why they choose java name for java language? The team gathered to choose a new name. The suggested words were "dynamic", "revolutionary", "Silk", "jolt", "DNA" etc. They wanted something that reflected the essence of the technology: revolutionary, dynamic, lively, cool, unique, and easy to spell and fun to say.
2. According to James Gosling, "Java was one of the top choices along with Silk". Since java was so unique, most of the team members preferred java.
3. Java is an island of Indonesia where first coffee was produced (called java coffee).
4. Notice that Java is just a name not an acronym.
5. Originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (which is now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation) and released in 1995.
6. In 1995, Time magazine called Java one of the Ten Best Products of 1995.
7. JDK 1.0 released in(January 23, 1996).

Java Version History

There are many java versions that are released. Current stable release of Java is Java SE 8.

1.     JDK Alpha and Beta (1995)

2.     JDK 1.0 (23rd Jan, 1996)

3.     JDK 1.1 (19th Feb, 1997)

4.     J2SE 1.2 (8th Dec, 1998)

5.     J2SE 1.3 (8th May, 2000)

6.     J2SE 1.4 (6th Feb, 2002)

7.     J2SE 5.0 (30th Sep, 2004)

8.     Java SE 6 (11th Dec, 2006)

9.     Java SE 7 (28th July, 2011)

10.   Java SE 8 (18th March, 2014)

Java has been all time favorite of programmers including me ;) during last decade. By deciding to learn Java you have decided to rule the programming world.

Keep smiling & keep reading...

Amit Kumar