If you used a Windows PC through the 2000s or 2010s, Java probably became one of those pieces of software you recognized long before you understood why it was there. Games asked for it, work programs ...

Creating simple data classes in Java traditionally required substantial boilerplate code. Consider how we would represent Java’s mascots, Duke and Juggy: public class JavaMascot { private final String ...

Java wasn't a revolution even at the time it first appeared. It introduced little that was new and yet we were carried along on a wave of enthusiasm. I can remember wondering why anyone would use it ...