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> JavaScript was not developed as a fork of Java, but much of its basic syntax still resembles Java, so I think it's fair to compare them. It's absolutely irre
by nalekberov 2mo ago
> JavaScript was not developed as a fork of Java, but much of its basic syntax still resembles Java, so I think it's fair to compare them.
It's absolutely irrelevant to compare these two languages. Calling the former "Javascript" was just a marketing trick.
- inigyou 2mo agoThe original version was Scheme, but they made it look like Java for marketing, too.
- cesarb 2mo ago> It's absolutely irrelevant to compare these two languages. Calling the former "Javascript" was just a marketing trick. Playing devil's advocate: back when you still could use Java in the browser, you could use Javascript to script your Java applets.