what is java

Java is a programming language and computing platform developed by Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle) in the mid-1990s. It is widely used for developing mobile applications, web-based applications, enterprise applications, and games. Java is a high-level language that is easy to learn and is known for its security, portability, and stability. It is also an object-oriented language, which means that it is based on the concepts of objects and classes. Java code is compiled into bytecode, which can run on any platform with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM), making it a cross-platform language.