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Developed bySun Microsystems
Maintained byOracle Corporation
Founded1995
LicenseGPL v2 with Classpath Exception
Use casecross-platform application development
Technical
Protocols
JDBCTCP/IPHTTP
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C++
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Java

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Object-oriented programming language designed for platform independence via the JVM

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primary use case

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cross-platform application development○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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supports protocol

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supports paradigm

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requires

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developed by

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runs on

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maintained by

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founded year

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pricing model

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free for development and personal use○UnverifiedHighFresh1
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open source

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supports platform

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open source variant

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C++○UnverifiedHighFresh1

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