Java Project

Kevin George 24BCE10382

📌 Project Overview

This project demonstrates core Java concepts as per syllabus requirements.
It contains multiple .java files, each showcasing OOP, collections, exception handling, multithreading, JDBC, etc.

▶️ How to Run

• JDK Version Required: JDK 17 (or compatible)
• Steps:

  javac FileName.java     # compile
  java FileName           # run
  
  

🌱 Evolution of Java

1995 – Initial release by Sun Microsystems.

Java 2 (1998) – Introduction of J2SE, J2EE, J2ME.

Java 5 (2004) – Generics, Annotations, Enhanced for-loop.

Java 8 (2014) – Lambda Expressions, Streams API.

Java 11 (2018) – LTS version, var for local variables.

Java 17 (2021) – Latest LTS with sealed classes, switch expressions.

☕ JDK vs JRE vs JVM

JDK (Java Development Kit) – Tools + Compiler + JRE (for development).

JRE (Java Runtime Environment) – JVM + libraries (to run Java apps).

JVM (Java Virtual Machine) – Executes bytecode into machine code.

🖥️ Windows Installation Steps

Download JDK installer from Oracle .

Install and set JAVA_HOME in Environment Variables.

Verify installation: