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Java Consulting Services Info What is Java? Java is a general-purpose object-oriented programming language. Its syntax is similar to C and C++. Java programs are cross-platform; compiled Java code will run identically on any Java-enabled OS (currently includes Windows, Mac, Unix, Linux, and Solaris). This The popularization of the World Wide Web helped catapult these attributes of Java into the limelight. The Internet demonstrated how interesting, media-rich content could be made accessible in simple ways. Web browsers like Mosaic enabled millions of people to roam the Net and made Web surfing part of popular culture. At last there was a medium where what you saw and heard was essentially the same whether you were on a Mac, PC or UNIX machine, connected to a high-speed network or a modem. But with popularity comes scrutiny and soon Web enthusiasts felt that the content supported by the Web's HTML document format was too limited. HTML extensions like forms only highlighted those limitations while making it clear that no browser could include all the features users wanted. Extensibility was the answer. At just this time the Java programming language found itself looking for another application. Sun's HotJava browser was developed to showcase Java's interesting properties by making it possible to embed Java programs inside Web pages. These Java programs, known as applets, are transparently downloaded into the HotJava browser along with the HTML pages in which they appear. Before being accepted by the browser, applets are carefully checked to make sure they are safe. Like HTML pages, compiled Java programs are network- and platform-independent. Applets behave the same regardless of where they come from or what kind of machine they are being loaded into. The Web community quickly noticed that Java was something new and important. With Java as the extension language, a Web browser could have limitless capabilities. Programmers could write an applet once and it would then run on any machine, anywhere. Visitors to Java-powered Web pages could use the content found there with confidence that nothing would damage their machine. With applets as the initial focus, Java has demonstrated a new way to make use of the Internet to distribute software. This new paradigm goes beyond browsers. We believe it is an innovation with the potential to change the course of computing. |
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Java IDEs (Integrated Development Environments) The Java IDEs that I am licensed to use are |