Java is a widely used programming language that was developed in 1992 by Sun Microsystems. Approximately 70% of devices use Java. It is an object-oriented language that is simple, portable, robust, and allows for distributed and multithreaded applications. Java applications can be developed quickly and require less code than other languages. Programs written in Java can run on any platform without recompilation due to the write once, run anywhere capability provided by the Java virtual machine.