Presented at JAX London 2015.
The last few years have seen a huge growth in the usage of JavaScript, to the extent that it is often reported to be the #1 programming language in use today. Additionally, the arrival of server-side JavaScript through frameworks such as Node.js and Ringo.js, and JavaScript on the JVM through Nashorn and Avatar.js, means that enterprise web applications written in JavaScript are not just a possibility—but a reality for companies such as LinkedIn, eBay, Yahoo, ADP and Dow Jones. This session will compare and contrast the two platforms and describe the advantages of each for deploying, managing and monitoring highly scalable applications.