Java and I
Along the release of Java 18, dev.java published an article about Java Platform Revolution . Truly Java 8 is still one of the most popular and widely used Java version. It is not only because of the great features the article mentioned, but also the new commercial scheme has been introduced since Java 8. Anyway, Java 8 is an unforgetable milestone of Java history. Another unforgettable Java version is, in my opinion, 1.4, which came with many features, such as Regular Expression, Cryptography, Logging, Non-blocking I/O, XML, etc, to modernise the programming language. I made my first application - Secure Chatbox Server-Client in Java twenty years ago. I posted a few articles to Tech Republic for Java 1.4. Running a Java application was a nightmare at that moment. I remember that starting an Oracle application built in Java allowed me to take a nap. Running a Java applet could use up memory of your computer. It has taken a long time to rebuild its image. Nowadays Java has been wi