The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

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As you begin you journey into the world of software development with Java technologies, you'll need a solid grasp of some of the foundational concepts associated with the language. An appreciation for ...

"No plates are included in this reprint. They are now issued separately in Plates to Raffles's History of Java"--Intro., p. [xxix].

Java was originally released with the slogan "write once, run anywhere," which was intended to underscore its cross-platform capabilities. Over time, Java has become ubiquitous on endpoints, so "run ...

The technology is legendary, but how and why Sun Microsystems eventually settled on the name 'Java' was always something of a mystery—even to those involved. When Time magazine called Java one of the ...