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

He recently authored an opinion piece on Medium arguing that JavaScript, not Java, is today’s “Write once, run anywhere” language. JavaScript: From web browsers to servers to devices.

JavaScript, which was similar to but not technically affiliated with Java, then popped up to fill a different need. Java was developed over four years by James Gosling and a team of researchers at Sun ...

As of 2016, Java is one of the most popular programming languages in use, particularly for client-server web applications, with a reported 9 million developers. JavaScript Programming. JavaScript is a ...

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.

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.