The Java programming language is a high-level, object-oriented language that enables developers to create robust, reusable code. Java is known for its portability and platform independence, which means that Java code can run on any system that supports the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
James Gosling originally developed Java at Sun Microsystems in 1995. Since then, the language has undergone several changes and has become one of the world's most widely used programming languages. According to estimation, there are more than nine million developers worldwide using Java for a variety of purposes.