Java™ Programming Language

The Java™ Programming Language is a general-purpose, concurrent, strongly typed, class-based object-oriented language. It is normally compiled to the bytecode instruction set and binary format defined in the Java Virtual Machine Specification.

Tutorials and Programmer's Guides

• The Java Tutorial

API Enhancements

• Enhancements in Java SE 8
• Enhancements in Java SE 7
• Enhancements in Java SE 6
• Enhancements in Java SE 5.0
• Enhancements in J2SE 1.4

More Information

• Java Language Specification
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