Java, JavaScript & Kotlin Comparison
Java
First released in 1995 by Sun Microsystems.
Java was invented by James Gosling.
Java is used in Web development, enterprise applications, Android app development, and big data processing.
Some popular libraries & frameworks are Spring Framework, Hibernate, Struts, Maven, Log4j.
Strengths of Java are Platform independence, backward compatibility, security features.
Drawbacks with Java are NullPointerExceptions, slow performance compared to C/C++, and high memory consumption.
JavaScript
First released in 1995 by Netscape Communications Corporation.
JavaScript was invented by Brendan Eich.
JavaScript is used in Web development, front-end development, server-side development and game development.
Some popular libraries & frameworks are : React.js, Angular.js, Vue.js, Node.js, Express.js.
Strengths of JavaScript are Flexibility, ease of use, versatility.
Drawbacks with JavaScript are Code visibility, slow rendering with HTML, errors can stop rendering the whole website.
Kotlin
First released in 2011 by JetBrains.
Kotlin was designed by Developer of JetBrains.
Kotlin is used in Android app development, server-side development.
Some popular libraries & frameworks are Ktor, Spring Boot, Micronaut.
Strengths of Koltin are Interoperability with Java, concise syntax, null safety features.
Drawbacks with Kotlin is Smaller communities compared to Java and JavaScript.
