Introduction to java:

Java

– was created in 1991

– by James Gosling et al. of Sun Microsystems.

– Initially called Oak, in honor of the tree outside Gosling's window, its name

was changed to Java because there was already a language called Oak.

The original motivation for Java

● the need for platform independent language that could be embedded in various consumer electronic products like toasters and refrigerators.

– One of the first projects developed using Java

● a personal hand-held remote control named Star 7.

– At about the same time, the World Wide Web and the Internet were gaining popularity. Gosling et. al. realized that Java could be used for Internet programming