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Java Java is the substance whose aroma is awakening the Internet community. It is a new programming language developed by Sun Microsystems that has much in common with the beverage that shares its name. It's good, it's hot, and people know it around the world. Java (the programming language) beats the other stuff hands down though, it's free. Many have heard of Java, yet few know what it is, or what it can do. It …

…run anywhere" language suited to an Internet community comprised of a smorgasbord of different computer, hardware, and software configurations. The power to write programs that run on most everyone's computer is revolutionary. For Internet applications, though, the value of platform independence degrades exponentially without strict, built-in security. Java provides this security, and has the power to change the way we compute. Bibliography 1 PC Magazine: Your Guide to Java for 1998 -- Your Guide to Java for 1998 4/7/98