Client-side Java remains stagnant, but server-side JavaScript is back. Server-side JavaScript gets serious Modern JavaScript engines can run on their own, which makes them a natural fit for SSJS.

Nashorn command-line tools: Installing jjs and jrunscript. After reading about Nashorn’s command-line tool, jjs, I was eager to try out the shell on my iMac, but after installing Java 8 it wasn ...