# Introduction to Java and write Hello World program in Java

Hello Hashnode Family, welcome back to my first article on the Java-basics series. In this blog, we will discover the topics like what is java, features of Java, applications of Java, and write HelloWorld program in Java. Let's get started:

###   What is Java?

[Java](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) is a high-level, class-based, object-oriented programming language. It is a general-purpose programming language intended to let programmers write once, run anywhere (WORA). 
Java is one of the most popular and widely-used programming language. So, it has 1000's libraries available. Java was originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems. 

### Features of java: 

Java is 
1. `Simple and easy to understand`
2. `High-level Programming Language`
3. `Platform Independent Language`
4. `Write Once Run Anywhere(WORA)`
5. ` Pure Object-Oriented programming language `
6. `Case-sensitive`


### Applications of Java:

Java is used at:
1. Web Applications
2. Mobile Applications
3. Desktop Applications
4. Web servers
5. Embedded Systems

### Implement HelloWorld program 

Create a file with the name `HelloWorld.java`
```
// Creata package
package com.hrishi.javaBasics;
// class with HelloWorld
public class HelloWorld {
    // main method 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println("Hello World"); 
        //above line prints the output as "Hello World" without quotes 

    }
}

```


Thank you for reading my article. Happy coding!!