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Introduction to Java

What is Java?

Java is an object-oriented programming language, which means that Java is based on the concept of a class. Java code is first compiled into bytecode, which ends in a ".class". You can then run your bytecode on any computer with the Java Virtual Machine. Java is one of the world's most popular programming languages.

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Why Learn Java?

Java is one of the most popular and in-demand programming languages. Java is also versatile and can do may things.

Uses

Below are some uses of Java:

History

Java was created by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and was first released in 1995. Sun was later acquired by Oracle, which is now the developer of Java.