History of Java

HISTORY OF JAVA

Java was created in the early 1990s by a team led by James Gosling. They wanted to make a new kind of programming language that could work on many different devices without needing to be changed. It's like having a story that can be read by anyone, anywhere.

When Java was released in 1995, it became popular because it allowed programs to run on any device with a special program called a Java Virtual Machine. This was a big deal because it meant the same program could work on different gadgets, like phones, computers, and more.

Here's an overview of the major versions of Java:

• Java 1.0 (January 23, 1996)

• Java 1.1 (February 19, 1997)

• Java 1.2 (J2SE 1.2) (December 8, 1998)

• Java 1.3 (J2SE 1.3) (May 8, 2000)

• Java 1.4 (J2SE 1.4) (February 6, 2002)

• Java 5 (J2SE 5.0) (September 30, 2004)

• Java 6 (Java SE 6) (December 11, 2006)

• Java 7 (Java SE 7) (July 28, 2011)

• Java 8 (Java SE 8) (March 18, 2014)

• Java 9 (Java SE 9) (September 21, 2017)

• Java 10 (Java SE 10) (March 20, 2018)

• Java 11 (Java SE 11) (September 25, 2018)

• Java 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17: These versions included smaller updates and improvements, focusing on enhancements to the language, libraries, and JVM.