Re: question on current state of using Java for applet
On 28-01-2011 03:12, steveh44 wrote:
I'am thinking of learning Java to do some simulations on the web, by
writing applets.
Is this still a good idea to do these days? I read some time ago that
applets do not work well in browsers and can cause problems and slow,
and such. This was few years ago.
Has things changed? Should I instead learn the new HTML5 and
Javascript for this? Or is Java still good choice to select for doing
simulation and animation to run in HTML and inside a browser?
If not, what other options are there?
Is Java 3D still exist? Should one use Java swing inside applets, or
limit it to some subset. I am looking for general guideline to use
Java as applets these days, and if this is a good idea to do. As I
said, I did read few years ago, that applets are not popular anymore.
Just wanted to check if this is still the case.
If you have a single applet on the page that does not
interact with the HTML/JavaScript and have a reasonable
size, then the risk for problems should be very small.
Java applets are certainly not in fashion today.
Flash and SilverLigth is more common.
You can use Swing or you could use JavaFX to create
the GUI.
The possibility of JavaFX and the possibility to launch
via JNLP has actually given applet developers new
possibilities sin recent years.
It is just very few that has discovered those
possibilities.
Arne