Introduction to Java programming

Java is a simple programming language created by James Gosling from Sun Microsystems in 1991. Sun Microsystems was later acquired by Oracle Corporation.

The first public version of Java was Java 1.0 released in 1995.

The current version of Java is 1.8 widely known as Java8. The basic idea of Java is to write code once and run it on several operating system.

Why Java ?

There are so many questions to be asked when you want to learn Java and the first question is -- why do I have to learn Java. Well here are the some reasons why you should learn JAVA.

1) Simplicity

When we talk of simplicity, Java is one of the programming language that inherits this features. Java is quite simple which means it does not have complex features that can make coding tough.

2) Java is not dependent on platform

This is one of the major reason why Java is widely used. Java program is not dependent on any platform which means that any Java code written in Windows can work perfectly well on Linux

or Mac OS.

3) Java is an Object Oriented Language

If you are new to programming then you would have no idea of what Object Oriented Programming (OOP) means. Well, that's an assignment for you.......Just kidding. Object Oriented Programming is simply a way of organizing program as an object. Don't worry you will get to learn more about OOP in other tutorials.

4) Popular

Java is a very popular programming language that runs on over 3 billion devices. Do you get that? 3 billion. C'mon this is huge . This simply means that by learning JAVA, you are way ahead because it is widely used so getting a job is SURE.

What can I do with Java

Here is another question you should ask yourself. Well, the truth is there are several used of Java but I will be listing few here

• Desktop application

• Mobile application

• Web application

• Web servers

• Game development

• Database connection

• Enterprise application

• Cloudbase application

• BigData application

The list above is few compared to what YOU can do with Java.