Java

Summary

Java is a JVM language^[1]. Java draws 2,590 Wikipedia views per month (jvm_language category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Java was influenced by Q2407^[3].
• Java was influenced by Q15777^[4].
• Java was influenced by Q154755^[5].
• Java was influenced by Simula 67^[6].
• Java was influenced by Smalltalk^[7].
• Java was influenced by Objective-C^[8].
• Java's instance of is recorded as JVM language^[9].
• Java's instance of is recorded as software^[10].
• Java's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[11].
• Java coffee is named after Java^[12].
• Java's based on is recorded as Oak^[13].
• Java's logo image is recorded as Duke (Java mascot) waving.svg^[14].
• Java's developer is recorded as Oracle Corporation^[15].
• Java's developer is recorded as James Gosling^[16].
• Java's GND ID is recorded as 4401313-9^[17].
• Java's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh95008574^[18].
• Java's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12533207m^[19].
• Java's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License^[20].
• Java's designed by is recorded as James Gosling^[21].
• Java's designed by is recorded as Sun Microsystems^[22].
• Java's software version identifier is recorded as Java SE 25^[23].
• Java's part of is recorded as Java platform^[24].
• Java's Commons category is recorded as Java (programming language)^[25].
• Java's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Java.wav^[26].
• Java's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Java.wav^[27].

Body

Geography

Java's part of is recorded as Java platform^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include JVM language^[9], software^[10], and multi-paradigm programming language^[11].

History and Context

+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Java^[28]. Java coffee is named after Java^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Java include JavaScript^[29].

Why It Matters

Java draws 2,590 Wikipedia views per month (jvm_language category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Java has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Java is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Java has been cited as an influence by Python^[32], an object-based language^[33], founded in 1991^[34]; JavaScript^[35], a scripting language^[36], founded in 1995^[37]; PHP^[38], a scripting language^[39], founded in 1995^[40]; TypeScript^[41], a programming language^[42], founded in 2012^[43]; ECMAScript^[44], a programming language specification^[45], founded in 1997^[46]; and Scala^[47], an object-based language^[48], founded in 2004^[49].

Entities named for Java include JavaScript^[29].

FAQs

Who did Java influence?

Java has been cited as an influence by Python^[32], JavaScript^[35], PHP^[38], and TypeScript^[41].