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. How replacing Java with JavaScript is ...

Java JavaScript Python Three programming languages have remained the top choices for developers for nearly 30 years, and will for the foreseeable future. Credit: George Dolgikh / Shutterstock ...

Netscape wanted to capitalize on the hype surrounding java when it was introduced (JavaScript was originally called LiveScript).<BR><BR>JavaScript is often used for client side web development tasks.