On Dec 14, 10:51 am, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote:
> There are Java desktop applications you won't have heard of that have quite
> a user base.  They won't appear on Twitter or Facebook, and won't win any
> awards for appearance.
>
> Next time you're on an aeroplane, the pilots could easily be using a Java
> desktop program to monitor the onboard cameras.
> Next time you trigger a silent alarm by 'accidentally' walking down
> someone's garden path at night instead of the footpath next to it it could
> be someone operating a Java desktop program that sees you and calls the
> police.

The biggest UI I built was for an Energy Management System, you know
the stuff that controls how to do energy transmission from generation
to your local substation, all done in Java, and not really possible
with the web alternatives people like to brag about (try doing complex
multi mode window manager and super fast network renderer in
Javascript + HTML).

You're not alone :-)

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