Popularity of Java

Popularity of Java

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July 14 , 2010

Popularity of Java

Introduction

Currently , the world of computers is made up of several platforms , which have both disadvantages and advantages . On one hand , the people are left with many choices while on the other hand it becomes increasingly difficult to produce a type of software that can run on several platforms . Recent research however has revealed that there are possible solutions to these demerits . One of these solutions is the Java Platform , which has

been specifically designed to run dynamic , highly interactive and secure applications and applets on the networked computer systems . Therefore , the Java Platform benefits outweigh the demerits (Huang , 1996 . Indeed , Java has got several features which make it widely used in the world , thereby increasing its popularity

Java History at a Glance

Java got developed in the 1900 's by some developers from Sun Microsystems (popularly referred to as Sun , in order to provide interaction with the electronic devices . It was referred to as Oak at that time , and it floundered up to 1994 , when it started being adapted for the internet by Sun . Originally , the web browser that belonged to Sun Hot Java was the only one in a position of running the Java applications . Afterwards , Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape 's Navigator could also run the programs as well (Cohen , 1996

Java 's popularity has been as a result of the several features that it has . The Java applications are known to...