Java/History

This article covers the history of Java, from its creation in 1991 to the present day.

Creation and early days (1991-1995)
Java was conceived by a team lead by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in June 1991. Initially known as Oak, the name was changed to Java in 1995 after it was discovered that another programming language was also named Oak. It was originally meant to be a programming language for embedded systems such as TV remotes and microwave ovens.

Java was released publicly in 1995.