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"Write once, run anywhere" language; powers Android apps and enterprise software globally

USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 1995 Programming Languages

Key Facts

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    Created by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (1995); primary language for Android app development

  2. 2

    "Write once, run anywhere" via the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) β€” runs on 3+ billion devices

  3. 3

    Tops enterprise software development; used by LinkedIn, Amazon, Twitter, Goldman Sachs and NASA

πŸ’‘ Did you know? "Write once, run anywhere" β€” Java programs run on any device with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

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Programming Languages

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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA

Year / Era

1995

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