Maybe, in the coming years, experts will come up with a statement that HTML 6 or 7 can eliminate the need for Java and/or JavaScript entirely. As of now, the following image shows how the Internet ...

Unlike Java, Python or C, HTML is not a programming language because it lacks variables, conditional statements or iterative loops. But so what? HTML has a bigger role to play.

The Java virtual machine (JVM) is a program whose sole purpose is to execute other programs. This simple idea has made Java one of the most successful and long-lived platforms of all time.

How Does Java Work?. Released in 1995, the philosophy behind Java is "write once, run anywhere." In other words, a program written in Java can theoretically run on any machine that supports it.