[ Thanks to Sensei
for this link. ]
“Java is a computer language developed by Sun Microsystems
and it’s spinoff company JavaSoft. It is similar to C++ in many
ways, however, many people think that Java is easier to understand
and to learn than C++….“
“Java source code is written as ASCII text and saved as a .java
file. When you run the compiler ( javac ) on a .java file you get
one or more .class files. Normally, a compiler would compile into
machine language that is specific to a particular computer
platform. But with Java it compiles as far as it can without having
to know what kind of computer it’s going to run on….”
“The Java Development Kit (JDK) for Linux is available from
www.blackdown.org and www.javasoft.com At the time that this FAQ
was written the latest version was jdk 1.2.2.”