Intro To Java - What Is Java

Before we begin learning Java programming concepts, it's important to understand a little bit about what Java is and how it works

You probably already know that Java is a programming language. It was released in 1995, and was bought by Oracle in 2010, who now maintains it. Java is consistently one of the most used programming languages in the world! Due to its prevalance, it has a lot of available libraries and resources.

Java has widespread usage across all fields. Some common examples are web development and general devices. In the case of ByteBrawl, we're going to use it for robotics. Java is a very dynamic language with nearly infinite use cases.

If you have some experience programming, you might know that programming languages vary significantly in the way they process and execute code. In Java's case, it needs to be compiled, or reduced to a lower-level form to be understood by your computer, before it can be run.