Similarities between Java and JavaScript

Java and JavaScript are a lot more similar than we give them credit for.

• A much-maligned language.
• Old, crufty APIs.
• Nicer today than many people remember.
• Complex build tools.
• Frameworks and metaframeworks galore.
• So, so much reflection.
• A vast universe of libraries for everything.
• Runs on very cursed places. (Java on SIM cards, JavaScript on spacecrafts)
• How do I make this an executable?
• Brilliant runtime.

The main difference: Java programmers pretend they’re using JavaScript, and JavaScript programmers pretend they’re using Java.