The programming language Java shares its name with the Indonesian island of Java. The island of Java is the most populous island in Indonesia and the world's most populous island. It is home to over 150 million people. The programming language Java was created by Sun Microsystems in 1995. It is a general-purpose programming language that is used to develop a wide variety of applications, including web applications, mobile applications, and desktop applications. Java is a compiled language, which means that it is converted to machine code before it is executed. This makes Java programs faster than interpreted languages, such as Python and JavaScript. Java is also a portable language, which means that Java programs can be run on any platform that has a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This makes Java a popular choice for developing cross-platform applications.