javascript executed from server side in java?

Question

I was looking for real information about this, I am working some system on Java EE, I worked all my life on web, now I am getting into systems, my boss told me he makes javascripts works from "server side" to manage polls and stuffs, still I didnt think was right and I told him I thought javascript was only executed client-side, still seems like its right, I found both information about saying it is possible and it is not, anyone has some valid answer about this? and if yes, how is this possible?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can indeed execute JavaScript on the server-side with third-party packages like node.js, Mozilla Rhino, or similar.

However, it's unclear to me from your description whether he wants you to actually execute JavaScript from the server-side, serve JavaScript content from the server-side, or use AJAX to make remote-procedure calls to server-side code.