Currently, Java is used in internet programming, mobile devices, games, e-business solutions, etc. Following are given significant points that describe the history of Java. https://bit.ly/java-history-version

1. JDKALPHAANDBETA
1995
JDK1.1
FEB19,1997
HISTORY AND VERSIONS OF JAVA
JDK1.0
JAN23,1996
JavaAlphaandBetaJavaAlphaandBetawasthe
firstrelease,howevertheyareextremelyinsecure
APIsaswellasABIs.TheincludedJavaweb
browserhasbeendubbedWebRunner.
The AWT event model has been completely
reshaped.
J2SE1.3
MAY8,2000
Hotspot JVM is included. RMI was modified in
order to allow optional compatibility with
CORBA. JNDI (Java Naming and Directory
Interface).
J2SE5.0
SEPT30,2004
It was modified to 5.0 in order to "better
reflect maturity, stability, and security of
J2SE".
ThiswastheinitialstableversionJava.The
codenamewasOak.Thefirststableversion
ofJDKwasJDK1.0.2andwasreferredtoas
Java1.
JAMESGOSLINGSTATEDTHATJAVAWASA
TOPCHOICEALONGSIDESILK.JAVAWAS
UNIQUEANDMOSTTEAMMEMBERS
PREFERREDJAVATOOTHERNAMES.
J2SE1.2
DEC8,1998
It was replaced by JDK to recognize J2EE (Java
2 Platform Enterprise Edition) and J2ME (Java
2 Platform Micro Edition)
J2SE1.4
FEB6,2002
Its codename is Merlin. It was the first Java
platform to be released under the Java
Community Process.
JAVASE6
DEC11,2006
Java changed the name J2SE from Java SE to
Java SE after the release and removed the.0
from its version number.
JAVASE7
JULY28,2011
It was codenamed Dolphin. It was launched
July 7, 2011, but it was made available to
developers July 28, 2011.
JAVASE8
MARCH18,2014
Java 8 has been set as the default version
available to download from java.com starting
October 2014. JAVASE9
SEPT21,2017
Java 9 was expected to offer better support for
multigigabit heaps and better native code
integration. It also included a new default
garbage collector and a self tuning JVM.
JAVASE10
MARCH,20,2018
Java SE 10 was released in order to
eliminate primitive data types and
transition to 64-bit addressable arrays
that can support large data sets.
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