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The history of Java

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The history of Java

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- Java has a long history. It started in 1991 when Sun Microsystems began something called The Green project. The goal was to create a new portable programming language. One that could be used to create applications that could run on multiple operating systems without having to be recompiled or ported. The original name of the language was Oak for a large Oak tree that stood outside the windows of the developer's offices. But by the time the language was first released it was renamed Java, supposedly because of the amount of coffee that the developers were drinking. Java was first released to the public in 1995 and starting then the phrase Write Once, Run Everywhere was popularized. Again, the goal of Java was that you'd be able to write a program and you'd be able to compile it once, and then run it in Unix, Solaris, Windows, Mac, and other operating systems for which there was a Java virtual machine. Java evolved swiftly. In the early years there was a new release about once a year.…

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