PayPal reveals that writing server-side software in node.js rather than Java is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying web development.

Bun.js is an all-in-one JavaScript toolkit whose lighthearted moniker belies its transformative potential. Bun draws together several important themes in server-side JavaScript, resulting in a ...

Java creates applications that run in a virtual machine or browser, while JavaScript code runs only on a browser. Java code must be compiled, while JavaScript code is all in text.

JavaScript on the JVM is better and faster but not always friendlier with Nashorn, the rebuilt JavaScript interpreter. Martin Heller takes the new Rhino's two command-line script runners for a ...

Microsoft officially retired JScript years ago, along with proper support for the original Internet Explorer browser. However ...

Although pundits have joked that Java’s “write once, run everywhere” slogan might be better expressed as “write once, debug everywhere,” a relative of Java — JavaScript — has ...

This is not to say that the IE9 JavaScript engine is a slouch. Microsoft is revamping its JavaScript engine for the IE 9 release, making a number of changes that should speed performance.

In this article, I cover several JavaScript tools for writing, testing and deploying Web applications, so you can consider whether you want to give a twirl to a "JavaScript all the way down" Web stack ...

Java, JavaScript, or C#? Which programming language earns you the most? Demand for tech contractors continues to rise, but some skills are more sought after than others.

When improving the performance of web based applications, finding and solving JavaScript and Java performance issues can have the biggest overall impact.