A Java Virtual Machine (JVM) is a virtual machine capable of executing Java bytecode. A Java Virtual Machine is a piece of software that is implemented on non-virtual hardware and on standard operating systems. A JVM provides an environment in which Java bytecode can be executed, enabling such features as automated exception handling, which provides … Continue reading
James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton initiated the Java language project in June 1991. The language was initially called Oak after an oak tree that stood outside Gosling’s office; it went by the name Green later, and was later renamed Java, from Java coffee, said to be consumed in large quantities by the language’s … Continue reading