What is JAVA?

India
November 29, 2006 5:02am CST
Just wanted to know what is the meaning of JAVA.
22 responses
• India
29 Nov 06
Java is nothing but a Object Oriented Programming Lamguage Developed by SUN MICROSYSTEMS In general it means "Cup of Coffee"
• India
29 Nov 06
Great..so how did the name arrive like... Why did they call it JAVA..??
• India
29 Nov 06
Great..so how did the name arrive like... Why did they call it JAVA..??
• India
29 Nov 06
Great..so how did the name arrive like... Why did they call it JAVA..??
• Belgium
29 Nov 06
You also need java for loading chats right??
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
29 Nov 06
yes , java is required for most of chat messengers ...
@mvsrao (4365)
• India
29 Nov 06
some have speculated that the name Java came from several individuals involved in the project: James gosling, Arthur Van hoff, Andy bechtolsheim see : http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~wwwbtb/book/chap1/java_hist.html
• India
29 Nov 06
that is great!!
@swarn47 (1706)
• India
29 Nov 06
An object-oriented programming language that is platform independent (the same Java program runs on all hardware platforms without modification). Developed by Sun, Java is widely used on the Web for both client and server processing. Modeled after C++, Java added programming enhancements such as "garbage collection," which automatically frees unused memory. It was also designed to run in small amounts of memory. The first Web browsers to run Java were Sun's HotJava and Netscape Navigator 2.0. Java was originally developed in 1991 as a language for embedded applications such as those used in set-top boxes and other consumer-oriented devices. It became the fuel to ignite a revolution in thinking when Sun transitioned it to the Web in 1994. Java is a full-blown programming language like C and C++ and allows for the creation of sophisticated applications. Thus far, Java applications and applets have been mildly successful at the client side, but Java on the server has become very popular. Sun's J2EE enterprise model has become an application server standard Source: http://www.answers.com/topic/java-programming-language
• India
29 Nov 06
Great.... But still I wanted to know why the name JAVA..
• Indonesia
11 Dec 06
JAVA is a island. Because i live on that, east java, Indonesia. Java is devided by 3, (1)west java, (2)central java, (3)east java.
@raghwagh (1527)
• India
11 Dec 06
Good here I came to know many meanings of Java.Initially i knew was of Coffee.
@macubx (11414)
• Philippines
29 Nov 06
java is a programming language that can run independently in machines.. if this is not what you are looking for then Java is a coffee made out of javabeans..
@Mhbt_2007 (247)
• Pakistan
29 Nov 06
i dont know
@Mhbt_2007 (247)
• Pakistan
29 Nov 06
i dont know
• Australia
29 Nov 06
Java is an island that forms part of Indonesia
@brurib (1527)
• United States
29 Nov 06
Java is Object Oriented Programming Lamguage Developed by SUN MICROSYSTEMS
@mihai80 (865)
• Romania
29 Nov 06
Java (Indonesian, Javanese, and Sundanese: Jawa) is an island of Indonesia and the site of its capital city, Jakarta. Once the centre of powerful Hindu kingdoms and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies, Java now plays a dominant role in the economic and political life of Indonesia. With a population of 124 million, it is the most populous island in the world; it is also one of the most densely populated regions on Earth. ok??
@shobejen (644)
• Philippines
29 Nov 06
Java is programming language... Why the name 'Java'? Our college professor once told us that the developers were in a Coffee Shop while discussing or thinking of the name of their new programming language... That's where the name Java came from and probably explains why their logo seems like a coffee cup... How true is this story? That i don't know
@shobejen (644)
• Philippines
29 Nov 06
Java is programming language... Why the name 'Java'? Our college professor once told us that the developers were in a Coffee Shop while discussing or thinking of the name of their new programming language... That's where the name Java came from and probably explains why their logo seems like a coffee cup... How true is this story? That i don't know
• Belgium
29 Nov 06
You also need java for loading chats right??
• Belgium
29 Nov 06
You also need java for loading chats right??
• Belgium
29 Nov 06
You also need java for loading chats right??
@nkarthi (342)
• India
29 Nov 06
java is one of the oops concept
@sri_1211 (407)
• India
29 Nov 06
Cup of Coffee
• Canada
29 Nov 06
It is programming Language