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.

To call Nashorn JavaScript from a Java 8 program, you basically need to make a new ScriptEngineManager instance and use that ScriptEngineManager to load the Nashorn script engine by name.

Online payment service PayPal says swapping Java for node.js on its servers is allowing it to serve web pages more rapidly and simplifying the creation of server-side software. PayPal has moved ...

Hi,Im trying to create an application and Im getting a bit lost in the middle.Basically there are 2 pieces to build, a DHTML web page, which is complete, and a Java Servlet that will take requests ...

Java is an OOP programming language, while JavaScript is an OOP scripting language. Java creates applications that run in a virtual machine or browser, while JavaScript code runs only on a browser.

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.

JavaScript was mentioned in 130 questions, followed by Java with 71 mentions. Python and Google’s Go complete the top five, with 66 and 58 mentions respectively.

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 ...

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.