chxo internets

Don’t confuse Java and JavaScript

JavaScript is a completely different thing from Java. JavaScript is a scripting language that is contained within a web page. These scripts don’t have any access to system resources like hard drives or cameras.

Java is a virtual machine for running programs either inside or outside of the browser that may have direct access to system resources. 

The similar names stem from a truly regrettable marketing mistake at Netscape in the 90s. They really have nothing to do with each other, aside from sharing the browser as a potential platform.