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Java never goes out of style: Celebrating 30 years of the language
- Java, celebrating its 30th anniversary, remains prevalent in the industry and ranks highly in popularity among programming languages.
- Development started in 1991 by James Gosling and team, with the first public release in 1995 by Sun Microsystems, later acquired by Oracle.
- The philosophy behind Java's creation focused on efficiency and practicality, contributing to its ongoing success.
- Java continues to adopt features from other languages, ensuring its relevance and appeal to developers.
- The 'write once, run anywhere' nature of Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) have been significant factors in its popularity.
- OpenJDK was a milestone making Java more open, leading to the creation of OpenJDK.
- Oracle's switch to releasing two new versions of Java each year since 2017 has allowed gradual and controlled improvements in the language.
- The transition of Java EE to Jakarta EE in 2017 reflects Java's evolution and ongoing modernization efforts.
- Apache Maven, a key tool for Java build automation, significantly simplified software building processes in Java development.
- Java's influence on dependency management systems has extended to other programming languages, contributing to open-source ecosystems.
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