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The document outlines the evolution of programming languages, highlighting the need for new languages to solve problems not addressed by their predecessors. It details the history and development of Java, including its various versions and features, from its inception in 1991 to future expected updates. Key attributes of Java are also discussed, emphasizing its platform independence, object-oriented nature, and high performance.

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Java History

The document outlines the evolution of programming languages, highlighting the need for new languages to solve problems not addressed by their predecessors. It details the history and development of Java, including its various versions and features, from its inception in 1991 to future expected updates. Key attributes of Java are also discussed, emphasizing its platform independence, object-oriented nature, and high performance.

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The development of each programming language is

based on a fact: there is a need to solve a problem


that was not resolved by previous programming
languages.

For example, Fortran could have been used to write


efficient programs for scientific problems, but it was
not good for system code.

Similarly, Basic was easy to understand but was not


robust to write big programs;

While the assembly language was powerful for


writing efficient programs, but it was not easy to
remember and execution.
Mr. Jai Mangal
Singh
Registrar, Exam
Java and its Evolution
Programming languages such as Cobol, Fortran do
not have structural principles. They use the Goto
statement to control the flow of the program.

Therefore, ’C’ was invented in 1970, to replace the


assembly language and to create a structured,
effective and high-level language

C++ came with object-oriented programming


features. C++ is the extension of C language which
has been used extensively. It is a powerful modern
language that includes the power and simplicity of
C and the characteristics of OOP.
History of java
James Gosling, Patrick Naughton, Chris Warth, Mike Sheridan
and Ed Frank initiated the Java language project in June 1991.
The idea was to develop a language which was platform-
independent and which could create embedded software for
consumer electronic devices,
It took 18 months to develop and had an initial name as Oak,
Renamed to Java in 1995, due to copyright issues.
Java originally developed by James Gosling at Sun
Microsystems and released in 1995.
Versions of java
• 1995 version 1.0:
– The Java development kit was released for free by the sun
– 8-Packages 212-Classes
– Microsoft and other companies licensed Java
• 1997 version 1.1:
– 23 -Packages 504-Classes
– Improvement include better event handling inner classes ,
improved JVM.
– Microsoft developed its own 1.1 compatible Java Virtual
Machine for Internet Explorer
– Many browsers in use are still compatible only with 1.1
Versions of java…
1999 version 1.2:
-It is also called as the Java 2 platform
-59 Packages -1520 Classes
-Code & tools distributed as the SDK
-A Java foundation class based on swings for improved
graphics and user interfaces
-Collection API included list sets and hash map
Versions of java…
. 2000 VERSION 1.3:
- 76 Packages - 1842 Classes
- Java Sound (API for Digital & MIDI Sound)
•2002 VERSION 1.4:
- 135 Packages - 2991 Classes
- Improved XML support etc..,
•2004 VERSION 5.0 (1.5):
- 165 Packages - over 3000 Classes
- Faster startup metadata formatted Output
- Generic to operate on objects of various types
Versions of java…
2006 Java SE 6:
– Scripting language support
2011 Java SE 7:
– JVM Support for dynamic language
– String in switch
– Allowing underscores in numeric literals
2014 Java SE 8:
– for Each() method in Iterable interface.
- default and static methods in Interfaces.
- Functional Interfaces and Lambda Expressions.
Versions of java…
2017 Java SE 9:
-Stream API Improvements
-Multi-Resolution Image API
FUTURE EXPECTED UPDATES:
– Application Data-Class Sharing: ...
– Garbage Collector Interface
Java Attributes
• Familiar, Simple, Small
• Compiled and Interpreted
• Platform-Independent and Portable
• Object-Oriented
• Robust and Secure
• Distributed
• Multithreaded and Interactive
• High Performance
• Dynamic and Extensible
Hardware and
Programmer
Operating System

Source Code Byte


Code
Text Editor Compiler Interpreter
.java file .class
Notepad, jav file java
emacs, vi ac appletviewer
netscape
Java is both compiled and an interpreted lang. First
the java compiler translates source code into the byte
code instructions. In the next stage the java interpreter
converts the byte code instructions to Machine Code.

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