Java is an object oriented, high level, general purpose programming language.

created in 1995 by james gosling

used for web application, web sserver programming, games, software dev, mobile
application dev.

why to use java:

java works on diff platforms
it is one of the most popular programming languages.
it is very easy to use and simple to learn
it is open source and free
it is fast, secure and powerful.
huge community support
java is object oriented which gives clear structure to the programs and allows the
code to be reused lowering the development cost

features of java:
object oriented:
focus is on objects that represents abstract things in real world
platform independent:
write once run anywhere
architectural neutral:
portable:
robust:
because of compiled time error checking and run time error checking many error
prone situations are avoided
multithreaded:
perform multiple tasks at same time
interpreted:
high performance:
due to just in time compiler java gives high performance
dynamic:
java is considered to be more dynamic than C or C++ since it is designed to adapt
in involving environment.

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