Introduction

The Java Programming Language is currently the most popular object-oriented (OOP) programming language in the world today. Java runs on everything from SmartWatches to HD Smartphones to Touchscreen Tablets to eBook Readers to Game Consoles to SmartGlasses to Ultra-High Definition (UHD) 4K Interactive Television Sets, with even more types of consumer electronics devices, such as those found in the automotive, appliances, health care, digital signage, security, and the home automation market, increasingly adopting the open source Java platform for use in their hardware devices as time goes on.

Since there are literally billions of Java compatible consumer electronics devices, owned by billions of users all over the world, it stands ...

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