Netspeak [Java language]

As a rule, developing a new programming language is not a good idea. Of all the myriad languages that have been devised to programme computers relatively few survive, and popular wisdom holds that the world needs yet another language like a hole in the head. In 1995, US computer company Sun Microsystems threw popular wisdom to the wind and launched Java-a new object-oriented programming language. Today, Java has become arguably the most discussed and hyped technology in the IT business, a status attributable to the remarkable fit between the unique features of Java and the computing landscape of today. Java can be used to distribute executable content across the Internet, an ability that has led some to conclude that it may transform the nature of computing. The Java programming language is revolutionising the capabilities of the Internet and the World Wide Web.