Educator

Working with Java

• Java was developed in 1990 by Sun Microsystems
• Java was based on C++ syntax
• Java requires both the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and the Java Development Kit (JDK) to be downloaded and installed from www.java.com
• Programming in Java follows a two-step process of writing code in a .java file, then compiling that code into a .class file
• Programs often take advantage of built-in imported utility classes such as the “Scanner” class which allows user input