Introduction to Java

Java is a high-level, third generation programming language, like C, FORTRAN,
Smalltalk, Perl, and many others. You can use Java to write computer applications that play
games, store data or do any of the thousands of other things computer software can do.
Compared to other programming languages, Java is most similar to C. However although Java
shares much of C’s syntax, it is not C. Knowing how to program in C or, better yet, C++, will
certainly help you to learn Java more quickly, but you don’t need to know C to learn Java. A Java
compiler won’t compile C code, and most large C programs need to be changed substantially
before they can become Java programs. What’s most special about Java in relation to other
programming languages is that it lets you write special programs called applets that can be
downloaded from the Internet and played safely within a web browser. Java language is called as
an Object-Oriented Programming language and before begining for Java, we have to learn the concept of OOPs(Object-Oriented Programming).