Java vs JavaScript - Are They Both Not The Same?

So, Java and JavaScript seem pretty much the same, don’t they? They both have Java in their names, so one would assume that JavaScript is more of a “script-based” form of JavaScript? Right? Well, wrong. In fact, most programmers would probably groan at the comparison, and many consider it a marketing gimmick.

Java and JavaScript are, in truth, two distinct programming languages. They do share a brief history together during the early Netscape days of the internet, which explains the similar names. However, the two have since wildly diverged. A common joke among programmers today is that Java and JavaScript are as similar as ham and a hamster. But jokes and trivialities aside, this article will do a more detailed comparison of the two programming languages, exploring their differences and, yes, their similarities too.