Computer History Notes - Herong's Tutorial Notes - v3.13, by Herong Yang
What Is Java Language
This section provides a quick introduction of Java language, a general purpose and procedural programming language that supports object model, multi-threading, and garbage collection.
What Is Java? - Java is a general purpose programming language developed in 1995 by Sun Microsystems. The Java language was originally created by James Gosling in 1991 while working on the Stealth Project.
Main features of Java language:
The picture below shows the cover page the book: "The Java Language Specification" by James Gosling, Bill Joy, and Guy Steele published in 1996:
Table of Contents
2002 - .NET Framework Developed by Microsoft
1995 - PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor Created by Rasmus Lerdorf
►1995 - Java Language Developed by Sun Microsystems
Java Compilation and Execution Processes
Java Is an Object-Oriented Language
Java Supports Automatic Garbage Collection
Java Supports Multi-Threading Programming
1991 - WWW (World Wide Web) Developed by Tim Berners-Lee
1991 - Gopher Protocol Created by a University of Minnesota Team
1984 - X Window System Developed a MIT Team
1984 - Macintosh Developed by Apple Inc.
1983 - "Sendmail" Mail Transfer Agent Developed by Eric Allman
1979 - The Tcsh (TENEX C Shell) Developed by Ken Greer
1978 - Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) Developed by Brian Fox
1978 - The C Shell Developed by Bill Joy
1977 - The Bourne Shell Developed by Stephen Bourne
1977 - Apple II Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
1976 - vi Text Editor Developed by Bill Joy
1974 - Internet by Vinton Cerf
1972 - C Language Developed by Dennis Ritchie
1971 - FTP Protocol Created by Abhay Bhushan
1970 - UNIX Operating System Developed by AT&T Bell Labs