Java is a programming language that allows Web page developers to embed applets, including games and other programs that wouldn't run under normal coding. Java has become one of the most popular Web applications ever made, with 10 million users and counting since its creation.
Three people were behind the idea when it was first conceived in 1991. James Gosling, Mike Sheridan and Patrick Naughton had originally built the code with television in mind, hoping to take it to new interactive heights. However, at the time, digital cable wasn't quite ready for the technology, so Gosling turned to make it compatible with a Java virtual machine (JVM for short), with a language that used a C/C++ set-up.
Java vs. JavaScript
Three people were behind the idea when it was first conceived in 1991. James Gosling, Mike Sheridan and Patrick Naughton had originally built the code with television in mind, hoping to take it to new interactive heights. However, at the time, digital cable wasn't quite ready for the technology, so Gosling turned to make it compatible with a Java virtual machine (JVM for short), with a language that used a C/C++ set-up.
Java vs. JavaScript
