4. History
Developed by James Gosling &
team at Sun Microsystems
First version released 1995
5. History
Developed by James Gosling &
team at Sun Microsystems
First version released 1995
Built upon syntax of C and C++
6. History
Developed by James Gosling &
team at Sun Microsystems
First version released 1995
Built upon syntax of C and C++
Designed to emphasize object-
oriented programming while
simplifying low-level processes
7. History
Developed by James Gosling &
team at Sun Microsystems
First version released 1995
Built upon syntax of C and C++
Designed to emphasize object-
oriented programming while
simplifying low-level processes
33. Starter Terms
source code The code that you type
bytecode The code created by the Java compiler and
executed by the Java Virtual Machine.
variable Named memory location needed to store
information for later use
method Named sequence of code (synonymous with
function)
return type/value When a method returns a value, the type refers to
the type of information returned
(e.g. int, String,
etc.), and the value refers to the actual piece of
information returned (e.g. -13, “Ramey”, etc.)
call statement Code required to execute a method
