Release of Java 1.0
The initial public release of the Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.0, providing the foundational language and runtime.
Significance
Established Java as a viable, platform-independent language, laying the groundwork for all future Java development, including enterprise.
Key facts
- Date
- 1996-01-23
- Type
- release
- Location
- Sun Microsystems, Menlo Park, CA