An Introduction to Java [20140919]

Chapter 1  ■An Introduction to Java

The first release of Java in 1996 generated an incredible amount of excitement, 

not just in the computer press, but in mainstream media such as The New York Times, 

The Washington Post, and Business Week.

翻译：1996年java的第一个发布，产生了惊人的反响。不单单是计算机报，在主流媒体（比如纽约时报，华盛顿邮报，商业周刊）也给与了很大关注。

词汇：

incredible: 惊人的

excitement:刺激、兴奋

Java has the distinction of being the first and only programming language that had a ten-minute story on National Public Radio.

翻译：java 是第一种也是唯一一种 在国家广播电台花了10分钟来介绍的 编程语言。

词汇：

distinction：区别、荣誉

A $100,000,000 venture capital fund was set up solely for products produced by use of a specific computer language.

翻译：一个1亿的创业投资基金被设立，这个基金仅仅为了通过用一种特有的计算机语言来产生的产品。

词汇：

venture capital fund： 创业投资基金

solely for：仅仅为了

It is rather amusing to revisit those heady times, and we give you a brief history of Java in this chapter.

翻译：重温那些令人兴奋的日子，是相当有趣的。我们在本章将会介绍一下java的简史。

词汇：

revisit: 重温

rather：相当

amusing：有趣的

heady：令人兴奋地

a brief history：简史

In the first edition of this book,we had this to write about Java:

"As a computer language ,Java's hype is overdone: Java is certainly a good programming language.

There is no doubt that it is one of the better languages available to serious programmers.

We think it could potentially have been a great programming language, but it is probably too late for that.

Once a language is out in the field, the ugly reality of compatibility with existing code sets in."

翻译：

在本书的第一版，我们对Java有如下描述：

“作为一种计算机编程语言，对java的宣传是有些夸大其词：

java毫无疑问是一种好的编程语言。不用怀疑，java是 对真正的程序员有益的 比较好的编程语言 之一。

我们认为，java有潜力成为一种伟大的编程语言。但是可能会需要点时间。

一旦一种语言应用于某个行业，就会产生令人不愉快的兼容性问题（与既存代码之间） 。

词汇：

hype：大肆宣传

overdo：过分

certainly：肯定、当然

no doubt：无疑地、很可能

available to：对...有益

serious programmer：名副其实的程序员

potentially：有潜力的

be out in：应用于...

ugly：令人不愉快的

set in：开始、产生