🎉 Java Turns 30: A Big Birthday for a Big Programming Language

On May 23, 2025, Java celebrates its 30th birthday! That’s a huge milestone for one of the most popular and powerful programming languages in the world.

Java has been helping developers build software for everything from mobile apps to large-scale business systems since 1995. Over the past three decades, it’s grown, changed, and improved — but it’s never lost its place as a trusted tool in the developer world.

Let’s take a look at where Java came from, what’s happening today, and where it’s going in the future.

☕ Where Java Came From

Java started way back in 1991 as a small project called the “Green Project.” A team at Sun Microsystems, led by James Gosling, wanted to create a simple language for small devices like set-top boxes (used for TVs).

That idea didn’t take off, but the language they created — first called “Oak,” then renamed to Java — was officially released on May 23, 1995.

Its biggest selling point?

“Write Once, Run Anywhere.”

This meant you could write your code once, and it would run on any device that had the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). That was a game-changer.

🎉 Celebrating Java’s 30th…