Keenan Mandela is one of the first-prize winners of Greenfoot Codepoint contest

Keenan Mandela won a Nintendo Wii, think about that! He learns Java from online tutorial, with no cost! However, what is Java and who is Keenan?

Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (now part of Oracle Corporation) and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems’ Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities. Java applications are typically compiled to bytecode (class file) that can run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM) regardless of computer architecture. Java is a general-purpose, concurrent, class-based, object-oriented language that is specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers “write once, run anywhere.” Java is currently one of the most popular programming languages in use, particularly for client-server web applications.

The original and reference implementation Java compilers, virtual machines, and class libraries were developed by Sun from 1995. As of May 2007, in compliance with the specifications of the Java Community Process, Sun relicensed most of its Java technologies under the GNU General Public License. Others have also developed alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, such as the GNU Compiler for Java and GNU Classpath.

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Keenan Mandela is a java enthusiast from Cinere, West Java, Indonesia. He was born on 1993 and made his greatest game “Sonar Way” when he still studying at a local junior high school named SMPN 85 Jakarta. At that time, he learns about Java and many other programming languages with no formal teacher taught him. He said that he learns about Java by himself with just a computer that connected to the internet. He is genius, unique, and funny person.

He deserves what his got, congratulations Keenan Mandela! To see Keenan Mandela’s games, visit Greenfoot Gallery.