What is Java?
Java is a popular and powerful programming language, created in 1995.
It is owned by Oracle, and more than 3 billion devices run Java.
It is used for:
Mobile applications (specially Android apps)
Desktop applications
Web applications
Web servers and application servers
Games
Database connection
And much, much more!
Why Use Java?
Java works on different platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, Raspberry
Pi, etc.)
It is one of the most popular programming languages in the world
It has a large demand in the current job market
It is easy to learn and simple to use
It is open-source and free
It is secure, fast and powerful
It has huge community support (tens of millions of developers)
Java is an object oriented language which gives a clear structure to
programs and allows code to be reused, lowering development costs
As Java is close to C++ and C#, it makes it easy for programmers to
switch to Java or vice versa
Java Example
Java is often used in everyday programming tasks, like saying hello to a
user:
ExampleGet your own Java Server
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String name = "John";
[Link]("Hello " + name);
Result:
Hello John