Most Java developers and JavaScript developers understand that besides the four letters “J-A-V-A,” JavaScript and Java have very little in common other than some C-like heritage.

With JDK 8 Java adds full JavaScript support plus some awesome extensions with Project Nashorn. In this article JavaScript expert Oliver Zeigermann explains the hows and the why's.

Obligatory rant: JavaScript may have Java as part of its name, but the two languages are very different in spirit and design, as well as in their implementations.

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

PayPal has decided to use JavaScript from browser all the way to the back-end server for web applications, giving up legacy code written in JSP/Java.

Differences Between Java and JavaScript It’s a very common perception thinking both Java and JavaScript are the same. But the truth is there is nothing common between them except their name Java.

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

Ok, so I do a lot of Java application development, but want to get into java web programming as well( for my new personal website I'm working on ).What I am confused about is what Java technology ...

Python is now the fastest-growing major programming language, according to Stack Overflow.