The JavaScript programming language, developed by Netscape, Inc., is not part of the Java platform. JavaScript, does not create applets or stand-alone applications.

Oracle's Java is a programming language that's used in browser plug-ins. It's used by vendors to make applications function across operating systems.

Since Java is widely taught in undergraduate classes, its traffic rises in fall and spring and declines in summer. Among countries not considered wealthy, Python is the eighth most-visited tag.

What can I do with Java and C++ that I can't do with JavaScript? This question was originally answered on Quora by Mattias Petter Johansson.

First of all, JavaScript is not Java. It has nothing to do with Java (The language and its associated technologies from Sun Microsystems). To be honest, I'm not even sure why it's called JavaScript.

Identifying JavaScript and Java performance issues. The biggest JavaScript and Java performance issues for modern applications aren't language-specific. Modern apps should be designed to be ...

JavaScript has eclipsed Java as the most-learned language among developers, according to a report released week by technical recruiter HackerRank. Based on an online survey of 71,281 developers ...