Java the Amazing Language

Graduate School of Management & Technology
ITEC 620 – Fall 2009

Research Paper
Title: JAVA – The Amazing Language

Submitted By:
Shariq Nawaz

Abstract This paper will examine why Java is an amazing programming language. Java is a corporate user’s delight as it is hardware and Operating System (OS) independent. The existing infrastructure can be used without major expenditure in upgrade. This is possible as source codes are compiled to machine independent bytecode instead of hardware/OS dependent machine codes. For a developer the code reusability feature drastically reduces development time. The graphics and multimedia tools help to write complex software with ease. For a web interface it is a language of choice. It can work as Servlets as well as JavaServerPages (JSP). For system manager multithreading reduces overall run time and Garbage Collection reclaims memory and makes the program execution efficient. Unlike C/C++ pointers are not available which adds to the security and makes hacking difficult.

JAVA the Amazing Programming Language
Introduction
The Java programming Language evolved from a language named Oak. It was developed in the early nineties at Sun Microsystems as a platform-independent language aimed at allowing communication between entertainment appliances such as video game consoles and VCRs. This project failed because no one wanted to use it. Then it was redesigned to work with cable TV. This project also failed because the cable companies decided to choose a competing system.
When the World Wide Web (WWW) became popular in 1994, Sun Microsystems realized that Java was the perfect programming language for the web. Early in 1996 Java was released and it an instant success, because there was a great need for a language with its characteristics.
Now is an exciting time for Java. The language touches our lives in numerous ways, whether it is in our ATM and debit cards, our telephones, our household appliances, our desktop

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