History and features of JAVA

In November 1995, Sun Microsystems introduced a new programming language to the world- Java. Until then the word “Java” could only mean an island in Indonesia or a particular blend of coffee. 

Though its initial development began as early as 1991, it took some time for the final working version to reach the market. The basic objective behind developing the language was to create software that could be embedded in consumer electronic devices. Efforts were taken to produce a portable, platform in dependable language, and the result of this led to the birth of a new language. James Gosling

.NET Framework Class Library

The .NET Framework class library is a collection of reusable types that tightly integrate with the common language runtime. The class library is object oriented, providing types from which your own managed code can derive functionality. This not only makes the .NET Framework types easy to use, but also reduces the time associated with learning new

Features of the .NET Framework. In addition, third-party components can integrate seamlessly with classes in the .NET Framework.