Developed as part of the “Green Project” in the year 1991 by a team of developers led by James Gosling of the Sun Microsystems, Java never looked back since then. This team took a solid 18month period to evolve the so-called Java, which was code named “Oak” initially.

In the process of anticipating the “next trend” in the field of computing, this team realized the significance of the convergence of consumer durables that are digitally controlled and computers. The result was the device-independent programming language, the oak. The potential capabilities of this language could not be used by the then electronics industry, but the Internet which was gaining popularity slowly was ready to take this. From then on java went on to become the indispensable tool of the Internet, and continues to be so till date.

Today java is used in almost all of the major industry segments and also in a wide range of devices from consumer durables to computers to networks. This versatile, robust, secure, platform-independent programming language became the ideal technology for network computing. A number of colleges and training institutes offer courses in java. Apart from these one can also enhance his java skills by subscribing to various newsletters over the web and also from the sun website.

EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) and J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) are all in great demand in the present day software field. Employers of different organizations are always on the look out for java professionals and so one can always find a java job from the web or through job fairs etc. Not only java programmers earn a handful of money these days, but also, instructors from a lot of training institutes in India offering courses on different java technologies, thus providing employment opportunities for even those interested in teaching java technologies, not necessarily programming. Java training is a mini-industry offering good employment opportunities.

There is always a better scope for professionals skilled in java to enhance their java skills by taking the certification courses and exams that are offered by the Sun Microsystems and thus having an edge over their co-employees both in terms of remuneration and also skill. Many organizations recognize these certifications and reward the employees undertaking those suitably.

It is a well known fact that there is an ample of opportunities awaiting those skilled in java. One can find oneself in great demand in the software industry if he/she is good at java. Java is a must for anyone thinking to have a career in web, multimedia or enterprise networking. With the boom in the IT industry in India, there is always great opportunity for a java professional to make good money and climb up the career ladder.

A fresh java programmer earns a good deal of amount that is very much competitive in the industry. After doing one or two good java projects, this remuneration can always go up and java professionals with work experience are always earning good bucks in the industry. Java is the buzzword not just to the Internet, but also to millions of professionals earning their bread in the software industry.