1.4. Why a Standard Based on Java Technologies?
The market for the Java programming language and its related technologies has grown to nearly two million developers in the years since the Java Development Kit was first released on the Web. Implementations of the Java programming language are now available on desktop systems, servers and mainframes, and in cell phones, personal digital assistants, and other devices.
The Java programming language has gradually morphed from an interesting way to animate static Web pages to a sophisticated platform for producing world-class Web-based applications. While the development of server-side Java technologies may have seemed highly ambitious at one time, server product vendors have shown increasing interest ...
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