Java vs. JavaScript: Top Differences Disclosed

Java and JavaScript may have some similarities but they are not the same

Java is an OOP programming language & JavaScript is an OOP scripting language

Major Features of Java

Robust Platform Independent Portable Interpreted Multi-threaded Secure

Major Features of JavaScript

Event Handling Case Sensitive Array Functions Client-side Calculations Single-threaded Template Literal

Parameters

Java

Objects  :

Class-based

Type Checking :

Static & strongly typed

Object Inheritance  :

Supports all techniques

Scope of Variable :

Block-based

Parameters

Java

Function Closure  :

Not Supported

Execution Platform :

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

Platform Dependency  :

Standalone program

Security :

Source code is hidden

Parameters

JavaScript

Objects  :

Prototype-based

Type Checking :

dynamic & weakly typed

Object Inheritance  :

Doesn’t support techniques like multiple inheritances

Scope of Variable :

Function-based

Parameters

JavaScript

Function Closure  :

Supported

Execution Platform :

A web browser

Platform Dependency  :

A web page integrated with HTML code

Security :

Source code is written in plain text

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