Learning Java - I am using Eclipse IDE

For a long time, I have remained asp.net web application developer. But as you prepare to bear the role of an academician also, how could you stick to only one programming framework or programming language? Yes, that has come to my life also. And I have growing appetite for learning more programming languages.

JAVA undoubtedly brought about revolutions in so many fields. Oracle proudly declares that millions of devices run with JAVA. The academic world loves C, C++ and JAVA equally for the ongoing researches in so may fields of science and engineering.

To get my hands dirty with the first few programs in JAVA, I downloaded eclipse - the most popular Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for JAVA. I hope to come up with some samples soon.

For now, to elaborate "why java?", an excerpt from java site:

Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It is the underlying technology that powers state-of-the-art programs including utilities, games, and business applications. Java runs on more than 850 million personal computers worldwide, and on billions of devices worldwide, including mobile and TV devices. 

Happy programming!