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Today, computers use so many different kinds of programming languages. Each of them plays an essential role in a certain area to solve a specific type of problem. Java was invented and developed by Sun Microsystems in the early 1990s; it was then acquired by Oracle, Inc. After 20 years of development, Java has now become one of the most popular programming languages in the world.

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Dai, R. (2019). Java Basics. In: Learn Java with Math. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5209-3_3

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