Introduction to Java Java is a popular third generation object oriented programming language. Java was developed by Sun Microsystems Company of USA In 1991 later acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2010. Java is a simple, object oriented, distributed, interpreted, robust, secure, portable, highly performance, multithreaded and dynamic language. Java is both a programming language and a platform . Like any other language we can develop application by java so it is a programming language. Java is a Platform because a palateform is the combination of system software and hardware e.g. operating system, windows XP, NT etc. Java provides the facilities like an operating system that’s why it is known as a platform. Its platform is designed to deliver and run highly interactive, dynamic and secure applications on networked computer system. James Gosling and Patrick Naughton are the father of java. Java is well suited for both standalone and web appl...