Java is a class-based, object-oriented programming language designed to be portable, secure, and scalable. It is one of the most widely used languages for enterprise software, mobile applications, and large-scale systems.
🔗 Core Resources
- Java.com – Official Java portal
- OpenJDK – Open-source implementation of Java
- Docs – Java documentation
✨ Key Features
- Write once, run anywhere (WORA) through the JVM
- Strong memory management and garbage collection
- Multithreading and concurrency support
- Rich ecosystem of frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, Jakarta EE)
- High performance for enterprise-scale applications
🚀 Why Java Matters
- Primary language for enterprise software and financial systems.
- Foundation of Android development.
- Central in big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Kafka, Spark).
- Common in cloud computing and web apps.
📜 Licensing
Java is available via multiple distributions, most notably OpenJDK (GPLv2 with Classpath Exception).