what is the difference between Java and JavaScript ?
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Java is a full-featured programming language for applications and applets, that is compiled and interpreted, whereas Javascript is a scripting language for web-pages only that isn't compiled and interpreted.\n\nJava is a SUN's(Stanford University Networks) product, whereas Javascript is Netscape's product.\n\nJAVA was originally named OAK whereas JAVASCRIPT was originally named LIVESCRIPT.
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PHP is a scripting language that is typically executed in-process with the Apache httpd server by means of a module.\n\nPHP can also be executed via a standalone interpreter.\n\n.NET is a virtual machine which executes bytecode which may be generated from several programming languages, including C#, Visual Basic, and ASP.NET.\n\nPHP is multiplatform, and can be executed on Linux, Unix, Windows, and MAC.\n\n.NET is available only on Microsoft Windows.\n\nA comparison between PHP and .NET is really apples vs oranges. Java vs .NET is a much more direct comparison.
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Java is a scripting language used to create a wide variety of applets (small applications). Basically, Java is not harmful. As a matter of fact, java programs are simply small programs which you can work with. It is just so happen that some people uses java to run harmful scripts in your computer. If you know where your java program comes form and you think the source can be trusted, go on and work with it.
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In Java, everything is an object. This way, true encapsulation is achieved. Java is more strongly typed than C++. Java also has stronger enumerated types and the ability to synchronize threads.\n\nWith Java's swing library, it makes it easier to develop GUI applications. A single window can be created by using a few lines of code with Java rather than hundreds for C++...
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Javascript itself is a scripting language. You can call a function name alert to show popup messages in javascript.
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JavaScript is part of your web browser.  If you tell us what you're using (probably Internet Explorer or Firefox), someone can tell you what to do.\n\nIt could be complicated by a firewall, or any software with the word "Norton" in its name.\n\n(edit...)\n\nBut don't be misled.  Java and JavaScript are two entirely different, separate, and unrelated things.  To access Yahoo email you will need JavaScript turned on; you will not need Java, and it will not help you to update it.
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Differences b/w Java and C++?  Some of the shortcomings of C++ were solved in Java- Some differences that quickly come to my mind:\n\n1. Java is machine idependent, (ie, The code can run on any hardware platform as long as JVM for that p/f is installed)\n2. Java is a interpreted language, not a compiled language\n3. Java doesnt have pointers- Pointers were a big pain in the a** in C and C++.\n4. Java doesnt support multiple inheritance\n....  See link
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A "core" language is a language with the standard libraries.  Libraries include things like data structures, that basically make life easier (who wants to rewrite the linked list or hash  table over and over?). Java alone describes the language itself (like syntax).\n\nThey are the same language.
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The JavaScript right now has 2 parts, the server side and also the client side ( this is what it was originally designed for ).\n\nSo it already has come a long way than the one it was originally designed by Netscape Programmers. I think it might become more pattern matching language on client side and some kind of an XML like language to support self created structured data. As every application now a days is becoming more date intense, some day they might want to use JavaScript in small hand held smart devices.\n\nEven though JavaScript code can be crunched by a proxy and converted to XML as of today's technology, we might want to make this language more efficient and then enable it on smart devices.\n\nEnjoy.
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I don't know that it's possible. I found this.  Hope it helps...\n\nQ4012 Can my JavaScript and my Java Applet on the same page talk to each other?\n\nJavaScript code running on Netscape can reference the java AWT, Toolkit and most of the other Java objects and methods. It can also access public objects created in Java applets on a document. This does not seem to work always with Explorer. The general format of the code is something like this for JavaScript referencing Java objects or methods.\n\ndocument.className.method();\n\nThere is an additional object model called JSObject that can be used from within a Java applet to access JavaScript objects in a document, but unfortunately the JSObject model is implemented differently in Netscape and Explorer, making it impossible to guarantee cross platform compatibility of Java Applets which reference JSObject! The general format for code is:\n\nJSObject.objectname.method(); // OR\nJSObject.objectname.property();
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Java is an Object Oriented, Platform Independent language. The main reason why Java touched heights lies in its "Write once, run anywhere" slogan. Since for all major Operating systems and hardware the JVM (Java Virtual Machine) is available, once you compile the Java code its ready to run anywhere. \n\nTo manage big and complex projects Java has very nice Object Oriented Features which allows us to create complex and scalable systems. Over the period of time, Java became popular and many technologies evolved on the stack of Java viz. Servlets, EJB, JSP... and tons of them. That really made enterprise software development easier and powerful.\n\nJava has not only proved its popularity on Desktop and Enterprise systems but on Mobile and embedded systems too.
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Actually all the answer you got so far are wrong it is Html /xhtml and Javascript\n\n<script type="text/javascript" \n<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en">\n<head>
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BETA is a working project that is not finished. It is a test to see if people like it and after many desicions it is decided to become offical. Java on the other hand is a computer language that is a software to provide programs that use Java. None of them are better than each other.
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Java is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language.  Since it conceptually involves an understanding of "classes" and "objects" (and that's just the beginning), such ideas can make the language quite difficult for a novice programmer, on top of getting used to the syntax.  So what to do in order to become more comfortable with the syntax?  Learn JavaScript first.  It has a similar-looking syntax to Java, but does not require you to learn object-oriented programming straightaway (though you really should eventually learn OOP).  You could try going straight to Java, but you will want to get a grasp of the object-oriented paradigm.  An excellent site for learning how to do simple tasks with Java is http://www.javaalmanac.com/\nTrying to learn C or C++ as a first programming language is perhaps one of the most difficult ways to get into programming; a lot of people might recommend those languages, but they are very unforgiving and difficult to debug compared to Java.  JavaScript is very gratifying in that you can see immediate results in your web browser, and it does not require you to obtain a compiler software or integrated development environment (IDE).  The best books on programming tend to quickly get you into writing the code, rather than spending a hundred pages trying to describe the finer details of how something like an array works.  You don't need to know all the details on how the language works  in order to use it effectively--just like you don't need to know everything about how a car works in order to drive it well.  You can learn the finer details later.
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JavaScript is a script language - a system of programming codes, created by Netscape, that can be embedded into the HTML of a web page to add functionality. JavaScript should not be confused with the Java programming language. In general, script languages such as JavaScript are easier and faster to code than more structured languages such as Java and C++. Examples of JavaScript use in web site development.\n\nIn website development, javascript can't do much alone. It needs the help of HTML and DHTML
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there are certain categories to consider in choosing a programming language, like readability, writability, reliability and cost, well first, if you're a first time programmer i think both language will do you no good, but if you have a background on c/c++ then you will find some of similarities with these two, both are reliable, the difference is when you create a c# program, after compiling, it creates an executable file that you can run right away and you can only program c# if you have a c# compiler, unlike in java in creates an executable jar file and you dont need to have a compiler application to program on java, you can start doin it on notepad save your file with an extention name .java then go to command prompt set your path to the location of you jdk (java development kit) folder then type javac (filename) .java to run it just search for the jar file or type java (filename).class, but you need to have java installed in your pc in order to program, the cost, java costs virtually nothing, and is under sun microsystems, it's free, while c#, you have to pay for the software coz it's licensed under microsoft, my vote goes to java :), coz java programs can run on most platforms and most pcs and gadgets today supports java applications and it's free and can be downloaded from the net :).
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1) Java isn't javascript. so one of the other answerers is off base.\n\n2) flash needs to be installed... and most browsers will help you install it.\n\n3) lots of people have complained recently about flash/javascript shutting down (in MS IE).. \n\nmy advice is re-install flash, the latest version.