The scoop on Java. (Java programming language)(includes related articles on Java basics and using Java for embedded development) From: EDN | Date: November 7, 1996| Author: Levy, Markus | COPYRIGHT 1996 Reed Business Information. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Java programming language is a very versatile tool. It is usually employed in providing animation for World Wide Web home pages but more practical uses are being discovered. It is now being applied in the transfer of business data via intranets and the Web. A Java application requires four interrelated technologies. These include object-oriented programming and a byte-code format. The fourth is the Java Virtual Machine which is composed of an execution engine, a just-in-time compiler, a l...