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2. Sun Microsystems - Wikipedia

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   Technologies that Sun created include the Java programming language, the Java platform and Network File System (NFS). In general, Sun was a proponent of open systems, particularly Unix. It was also a major contributor to open-source software , as evidenced by its $1 billion purchase, in 2008, of MySQL , an open-source relational database ...

3. Write once, run anywhere - Wikipedia

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   Write once, run anywhere (WORA), or sometimes Write once, run everywhere (WORE), was a 1995 [1] slogan created by Sun Microsystems to illustrate the cross-platform benefits of the Java language. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Ideally, this meant that a Java program could be developed on any device, compiled into standard bytecode , and be expected to run on any ...

4. Java (software platform) - Wikipedia

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   The Java platform and language began as an internal project at Sun Microsystems in December 1990, providing an alternative to the C++/C programming languages. Engineer Patrick Naughton had become increasingly frustrated with the state of Sun's C++ and C application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools, as well as with the way the NeWS ...

5. Java (programming language) - Wikipedia

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   Java is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language that is designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is a general-purpose programming language intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (), [16] meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need to recompile. [17]

6. Acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation

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   The acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle Corporation was completed on January 27, 2010. [1] After the acquisition was completed, Oracle, only a software vendor prior to the merger, owned Sun's hardware product lines, such as SPARC Enterprise, as well as Sun's software product lines, including the Java programming language.

7. Oak (programming language) - Wikipedia

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   Duke, Oak's smartagent that would later become the Java mascot. In 1985, Sun Microsystems was attempting to develop a new technology for programming next generation smart appliances, which Sun expected to be a major new opportunity. The team originally considered using C++, but rejected the idea for several reasons (see Java history).

8. JavaOS - Wikipedia

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   JavaOS is a discontinued [1] operating system based on a Java virtual machine. It was originally developed by Sun Microsystems. [2] Unlike Windows, macOS, Unix, or Unix-like systems which are primarily written in the C programming language, JavaOS is primarily written in Java. It is now considered a legacy system. [3]

9. OpenJDK - Wikipedia

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   OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE). [2] It is the result of an effort Sun Microsystems began in 2006, four years before the company was acquired by Oracle Corporation.