| # Java Programming Language | Documentation Contents

> The Java Programming Language is a general-purpose, concurrent, strongly typed, class-based object-oriented language. It is normally compiled to the bytecode instruction set and binary format defined in the Java Virtual Machine Specification.

## Tutorials and Programmer's Guides

- The Java Tutorial

## API Enhancements

- Enhancements in JDK 5
- Enhancements in JDK v1.4

## More Information

- Java Language Specification
- Generics by Gilad Bracha.

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