JavaScript: From web browsers to servers to devices While Suranga’s Medium article declared JavaScript to be immortal and Java to be slowly dying, he would not say that JavaScript is killing Java as a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: Péter Halácsy is co-founder and CTO of Prezi. Follow him on Twitter @halacsy. Startups identify with JavaScript. When you’re just starting out, you need to be dynamic. You need to be ...

The JHipster application generator is enabling developers to blend their Java and JavaScript development skills on the same Web applications. Reaching a 1.0.0 release milestone on Sept. 1, the open ...

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 ...

Nashorn, pronounced “nass-horn,” is German for “rhinoceros,” and it’s one of the animal names for a German tank destroyer used in World War II. It’s also the name of the replacement — introduced with ...

Java and JavaScript are the most popular programming languages by most metrics, in no small part because they're widely taught and allow for rapid and stable development. But JavaScript and Java ...

Already highly popular, Python could also be the fastest-growing major programming language, according to Stack Overflow, a site that helps developers solve coding questions. The company estimates ...