Java – an introduction
In 1995, a new programming language was released, inspired by the well-known C++ and the lesser known Smalltalk. Java was the name of this new language, and it tried to fix most of the limitations its predecessors had. For example, one important feature of Java that made it popular was write once and run anywhere; that is, you could develop your code on a Windows machine and run it on a Linux or any other machine, all you needed was a JVM. It provided additional features such as garbage collection, which freed up the developer from needing to maintain memory allocation and deallocations; the Just in Time compiler (JIT) made Java intelligent and fast, and removing features such as pointers made it more secure. All the ...
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