<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Java, the programming language created by a team at Sun Microsystems led by James Gosling, celebrates its 30th birthday as a highly influential technology in the software world.</li><li>Java was designed for platform independence with the principle of 'write once, run anywhere,' leading to its early adoption in web browsers and the evolution of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) supporting multiple languages.</li><li>Java's technical evolution includes key releases like Java 8 introducing lambdas and the Stream API, as well as recent features like foreign function & memory API, pattern matching, and virtual threads.</li><li>Java's legacy is not just in its code but in empowering a global developer community through collaboration, adaptation, and a commitment to developer excellence, as showcased in the 'Best of Java Feature Face-Off' competition for its 30th anniversary.</li></ul>

Best of Java Feature Face-Off - Celebrating 30 Years of Java: The Programming Language That Changed the World

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