The big picture

This chapter gives a good overview of the Java programming environment.

A few key concepts:

• An overview of the evolution of Java from version 1 through 11
  • Note that for Java 12-17, you can checkout the the 8th Edition, which is not yet in print, but is available online.
  • Use https://bit.ly/ucsb-or to login, then search Java in a Nutshell 8th Edition
• An overview of the JVM
• The lifecycle of a Java Program
• The role of bytecode

There are also answers to a few criticisms of Java.

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