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Created by James Gosling of Sun Microsystems, Java was presented to the public in 1995. In 2010, Oracle Corporation acquired Sun Microsystems. Compared to other programming languages, Java isn’t as old. Although it was originally created for the computers in home appliances, Java has become an important general-purpose language with a widespread appeal. Java programs have an advantage because they:

Are object-oriented
Are platform-independent, meaning they can run on all kinds of

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A First Look at Java

Arithmetic Expressions

Debugging Interlude—The Errors Programmers Make

Using Classes and Objects

Class Definitions—The Fundamentals

Debugging Interlude—Common Mistakes with Classes

Decisions

Class Definitions—More Details

Multiway Decisions

Debugging Interlude—Avoiding Mistakes; Finding Mistakes

Repetition

Repetition Continued

Debugging Interlude—Debugging Loops

Arrays

An Array-Based Data Structure

Debugging Interlude—Debugging Arrays

Glossary

Appendixes

Copyright

The Programming Language Java

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