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I am a Java developer and I am working with Beans everyday. I am curious about the history of the name "Bean". Does it just comes from coffe bean, or is there something else?
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In computing based on the Java Platform, JavaBeans is a technology developed by Sun Microsystems and released in 1996, as part of JDK 1.1. The 'beans' of JavaBeans are classes that encapsulate one or more objects into a single standardized object (the bean).
Beans are Java™ classes that adhere to specific conventions regarding property and event interface definitions. By conforming to the conventions, you can turn almost any existing programming component or Java class into a bean.
Almost any Java type may be a bean type of a bean.
A JavaBean is a Java class that encapsulates multiple objects and conforms to certain conventions. JavaBeans are used mainly for client-side development. An enterprise bean (EJB) is a Java class imbued with specific server-side capabilities. Enterprise beans are used in large-scale business applications and systems.
Yes, indeed. It refers just to coffee beans (which can be stored in jar, by the way ...)
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Yes it stands for a coffee bean..
Some trivia: Java stands for the Java coffee consumed by the developers
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