The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

It was never the sexiest language, but for decades Java has been a mainstay of modern technology, and it's going to be with us for years to come.

In 1995 the Java language hit the scene, rapidly rose to popularity and is widely considered the most popular programming language in existence today. I put its success down to three reasons.

In brief: According to the Tiobe index of language popularity, the gap between Java and C# is so small that if the current trends remain unchanged, C# will overtake Java in about two months.

Java, the programming language, isn’t even 30 years old yet, but the history of the word goes back several centuries, to a time when coffee trees were plentiful in Indonesia and people were ...

A brief history of Java. Depending on who you ask, Java is either the most popular or second-most-popular programming language in the world. Huge chunks of Amazon, Google, ...