Java vs. JavaScript: Relatives, Rivals, or Friends?

Know the technical differences between the two programming languages

What a mess it could be to share the same name — especially if you are a programming language. Even if you are already over 20 years old, new IT specialists periodically confuse you with your namesake. This happens all the time with Java and JavaScript despite the fact that they are not related at all! As someone on the internet said, they correlate in much the same way as a car and a carpet do.

Why do these two languages have such similar names? How do they differ from each other and what else do they have in common? This article will provide the answers to these questions.

In the Beginning, It Was Java

Sun Microsystems started to develop the future Java language in 1991. It was intended for interactive television and amateur devices. However, the language turned out to be too complicated for that kind of modern device. First, Java was called Oak after the oak tree that grew near the office of the main language’s creator James Gosling. Later, the project was renamed Green. Finally, possibly under the influence of repeated caffeine consumption, we received the name Java. Like a brand of coffee. Or an island.

Java was first released in 1995. Its motto promised us that what is once written in this language will work everywhere (“Write Once, Run Anywhere”). This means that the same code can be compiled for different platforms thanks to a virtual machine. This, as well as the familiar C-like syntax and the ability to work in browsers, led to the extremely rapid growth of Java’s popularity.

The Same Year, A Little Bit Later: Meet JavaScript!

Not all younger IT people remember Netscape Navigator. It was the very first successful Internet browser that appeared back in 1994. Actually, the birth of the browser and the development of Internet technologies led to the need for a language that could work on them.

So the same year the world saw Java 1.0, a Netscape employee named Brendan Eich wrote something special. The employer instructed Brendan to create a language that runs natively in a browser (as opposed to Java, which requires encapsulated Java programs to download) and is simple enough to attract non-professional programmers. As Java grew in popularity, Eich’s managers wanted their brainchild to “look like Java.” Eich obeyed to some extent but did not deviate from the main goal. He was writing a client-side scripting language for non-professional developers, and it doesn’t look like Java at all.

However, the Netscape team needed to advertise their new language. This is probably why the JavaScript project was originally named Mocha (that’s also coffee, by the way). Later, the name was changed to LiveScript.

Almost at the same time, the first browser war began between Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. The guys from Netscape needed to strengthen their browser with a new language. The Netscape team agreed with Sun Microsystems that Java would work in Netscape Navigator, and the language under the license was renamed from LiveScript to JavaScript due to marketing issues. Java was a hot thing at that moment.

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Java Vs. JavaScript: Know the Difference

What a mess it could be to share the same name — especially if you are a programming language. Even if you are already over 20 years old, IT newbies periodically confuse you with your namesake. This happens all the time with Java and JavaScript, although they are not related at all! As someone on the internet said. They correlate in much the same way as a car and a carpet.

Why do these two languages have such similar names? How do they differ from each other, and what else do they have in common? This article will provide the answers to these questions.

In the Beginning, It Was Java

The Same Year, A Little Bit Later: Meet JavaScript!

Technical Differences Between Java and JavaScript

What Can You Build in Java and JavaScript?

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How to Install OpenJDK 11 on CentOS 8

What is OpenJDK?

OpenJDk or Open Java Development Kit is a free, open-source framework of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (or Java SE). It contains the virtual machine, the Java Class Library, and the Java compiler. The difference between the Oracle OpenJDK and Oracle JDK is that OpenJDK is a source code reference point for the open-source model. Simultaneously, the Oracle JDK is a continuation or advanced model of the OpenJDK, which is not open source and requires a license to use.

In this article, we will be installing OpenJDK on Centos 8.

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Java vs. JavaScript: Know The Difference

Java vs. JavaScript

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Going Beyond Java 8: Local Variable Type Inference (var) - DZone Java

According to some surveys, such as JetBrains’s great survey, Java 8 is currently the most used version of Java, despite being a 2014 release.

What you are reading is one in a series of articles titled ‘Going beyond Java 8,’ inspired by the contents of my book, Java for Aliens. These articles will guide you step-by-step through the most important features introduced to the language, starting from version 9. The aim is to make you aware of how important it is to move forward from Java 8, explaining the enormous advantages that the latest versions of the language offer.

In this article, we will talk about the most important new feature introduced with Java 10. Officially called local variable type inference, this feature is better known as the **introduction of the word **var. Despite the complicated name, it is actually quite a simple feature to use. However, some observations need to be made before we can see the impact that the introduction of the word var has on other pre-existing characteristics.

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Java vs. JavaScript: Relatives, Rivals, or Friends?

Know the technical differences between the two programming languages

What a mess it could be to share the same name — especially if you are a programming language. Even if you are already over 20 years old, new IT specialists periodically confuse you with your namesake. This happens all the time with Java and JavaScript despite the fact that they are not related at all! As someone on the internet said, they correlate in much the same way as a car and a carpet do.

Why do these two languages have such similar names? How do they differ from each other and what else do they have in common? This article will provide the answers to these questions.

In the Beginning, It Was Java

Sun Microsystems started to develop the future Java language in 1991. It was intended for interactive television and amateur devices. However, the language turned out to be too complicated for that kind of modern device. First, Java was called Oak after the oak tree that grew near the office of the main language’s creator James Gosling. Later, the project was renamed Green. Finally, possibly under the influence of repeated caffeine consumption, we received the name Java. Like a brand of coffee. Or an island.

Java was first released in 1995. Its motto promised us that what is once written in this language will work everywhere (“Write Once, Run Anywhere”). This means that the same code can be compiled for different platforms thanks to a virtual machine. This, as well as the familiar C-like syntax and the ability to work in browsers, led to the extremely rapid growth of Java’s popularity.

The Same Year, A Little Bit Later: Meet JavaScript!

Not all younger IT people remember Netscape Navigator. It was the very first successful Internet browser that appeared back in 1994. Actually, the birth of the browser and the development of Internet technologies led to the need for a language that could work on them.

So the same year the world saw Java 1.0, a Netscape employee named Brendan Eich wrote something special. The employer instructed Brendan to create a language that runs natively in a browser (as opposed to Java, which requires encapsulated Java programs to download) and is simple enough to attract non-professional programmers. As Java grew in popularity, Eich’s managers wanted their brainchild to “look like Java.” Eich obeyed to some extent but did not deviate from the main goal. He was writing a client-side scripting language for non-professional developers, and it doesn’t look like Java at all.

However, the Netscape team needed to advertise their new language. This is probably why the JavaScript project was originally named Mocha (that’s also coffee, by the way). Later, the name was changed to LiveScript.

Almost at the same time, the first browser war began between Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. The guys from Netscape needed to strengthen their browser with a new language. The Netscape team agreed with Sun Microsystems that Java would work in Netscape Navigator, and the language under the license was renamed from LiveScript to JavaScript due to marketing issues. Java was a hot thing at that moment.

#javascript #java #programming #web-development