JAVA

“Java is an object-oriented programming language whose history dates back to 1994 when Sun Microsystems came up with an idea of a programming language that can be compiled and executed independent of the machine on which it is used,” says Abhinav Singh, a Shiksha expert and author of the book - Metasploit penetration testing cookbook (a book dealing with Metasploit and penetration testing).

“In simple words, the motive of building Java was to remove the barrier of platform dependency of programming languages. This striking feature received a lot of attention and soon java became one of the sought after programming languages that could be used for small and medium sized software development purposes. As the time advanced, java grew from being a platform-friendly language to user-friendly programming as well. Its simplicity, robustness and open nature started attracting even bigger software makers of the industry and ever since there was no turning back,” he says.

Talking about 2012, Java now runs on over 3 billion different devices around the world including set-top boxes, mobile phones, automobiles, space shuttles etc. The immense popularity of the platform also attracted programmers to opt for Java as their specialised area of coding since the industry demand is high compared to other coding languages.