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Java
Created by Sun Microsystems, this is a programming language similar to C and C++. It is platform-independent, and is used to build “applets,” small mini-programs that run within a web page client-side, or “servlets,” applications that run server-side and pass information to the browser through the web site.

JavaScript
This is a scripting language that draws influence from C programming language, and is commonly used to incorporate advanced client-side functionality into web pages, such as animations, forms, and roll-over effects.