There is a lot of noise around saying – uninstall or disable Java – as it is vulnerable. Studying the topic, I found almost all versions have gone through similar exploits in the past. Sun, and later, ...

Why Is “JavaScript” Called “JavaScript”? Not to be confused with Java, “JavaScript” is one of the world’s most popular and powerful scripting language that resides inside HTML documents and can ...

Many people assume just because JavaScript has “Java” in its name that the two are somehow related. Although most programmers will roll their eyes at this confusion, the history of the two programming ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from Stripe, shares his experience in building a testing system based on ...

Java is an object-oriented programming language. It's compiled to byte code which can then run on any Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Save this in a new file called Hello.java. The file name must be the ...

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 from ...

As web developer Jeremy Keith said in 2009, “Java is to JavaScript as ham is to hamster.” The exact accuracy of that analogy is debatable, but the spirit behind it is solid: Java and JavaScript, ...