Here’s a list of key differences between Java and JavaScript as programming languages. As Java has so many important features it is a most commonly used programming language.

The JavaScript programming language, developed by Netscape, Inc., is not part of the Java platform. JavaScript, does not create applets or stand-alone applications.

Programming languages: C++ overtakes PHP, but JavaScript, Python and Java still rule While the most used programming languages remain stable, there's quite a lot of change elsewhere.

Programming language popularity: JavaScript leads – 5 million new developers since 2017 But Python has also gained 2.2 million developers over the past year while Java adds 1.7 million since 2017.