Despite the name, they are two different languages.
| Point | Java | JavaScript |
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| Type | Compiled, strongly typed | Interpreted, dynamically typed |
| Runs in | JVM (Java Virtual Machine) | Browser and Node.js |
| Used for | Android apps, backend, enterprise software | Web pages, web apps, servers with Node.js |
| Code style | Class-based always | Prototype-based, with classes as syntax |
JavaScript got the name only because Java was very popular in 1995.
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