Java-Basics

Platform
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*A platform is an environment where we can execute different programs.

ex:
  os(windows,linux,unix etc)
  technology(java,.net etc)

Platform Dependent
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*If application of one operating system cannot be executed on other operating system such kind of application is called as platform dependent.
ex:
 c/c++ Applications

Platform Independent
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If  application of one os can be executed on other os such kind of applications are called platform independent.
ex:
Java applications


History of java
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*In early 1990's sunmicrosystems was developing a software for electronic devices.


*At that time c/c++ are the most powerful languages but they are platform dependent.

*so sunmicrosystems started to develop a new programming language which is platform independent under the guidance of James Gosling.

*The name of the project is Green Project.

*By 1992 they had developed a platform independent language.

*Initially it is named as oak

*In 1995 oak is renamed to java due to patent issue.