Java in a Nutshell, 7th Edition

JN7

1: Java in a Nutshell, 7th Edition Introduction to the Java Environment

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
• 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