Java is a popular high-level, object-oriented programming language, which was originally developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1995. Currently, Java is owned by Oracle and more than 3 billion devices run Java. Java runs on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX. Today Java is being used to develop numerous types of software applications including Desktop Apps, Mobile apps, Web apps, Games, and much more.
Java is a general-purpose programming language intended to let programmers Write Once, Run Anywhere (WORA). This means that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need to recompile.
