Java programming language was originally developed by Sun Microsystems which was initiated by James Gosling and released in 1995 as core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform (Java 1.0 [J2SE]). The latest release of the Java Standard Edition is Java SE 8. With the advancement of Java and its widespread popularity, multiple configurations were built to suit various types of platforms. For example: J2EE for Enterprise Applications, J2ME for Mobile Applications. The new J2 versions were renamed as Java SE, Java EE, and Java ME respectively Overview Environment Setup Basic Syntax Object & Classes Basic Datatypes Variable Types Modifier Types Basic Operators Loop Control Decision Making Numbers Characters Strings Arrays Date & Time Regular Expressions Methods Files and I/O Exceptions Inner classes Inheritance Overriding Polymorphism Abstraction Encapsulation Interfaces Packages Data Structures Collections Generics Serialization Networking Sending Email Multithreading Applet Basics Documentation