In this mailing list the assertion "nobody uses Java on the desktop"
frequently appears. Taken as a general statement, it is false: the
industry uses lots of Java on the desktop. But, agreeing to restrict the
assertion to the usage of end users on the web, it's reasonable. I usually
even agree with this latter interpretation.
But sometimes there's a little evidence that "nobody" is an exaggerated
term even in this interpretation. For instance, the latest bunch of Java 6
-> Java 7 upgrades is triggering problems where you won't expect: end
users on the web, the thing that shouldn't exist. For instance:
1. I've just learned that the U.S. judiciary system uses Java for
uploading documents: e.g. https://ecf.cadc.uscourts.gov/
2. Italian business consultants must use Java in various way to upload
documents, e.g. signed ones:
http://forum.commercialistatelematico.com/altri-argomenti/53284-problemi-con-firma-comunica-per-colpa-di-java.html
(sorry, this obviously is in italian)
3. I've read in a mailing list of a developer who updated to Java 7 on Mac
OS X, and then the *applet* used by his home banking service broke.
(I'm excluding partial uses, such as applets used to upload files in a
number of web sites, as they are just a minor part of the functions of the
site and usually there's a HTML-only alternative).
Clearly, these aren't tons of uses. But definitely more than nothing.
Of course, if Java keeps on creating troubles when upgrading, the number
will eventually drop to zero. But so far, it isn't.
--
Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect @ Tidalwave s.a.s.
"We make Java work. Everywhere."
http://tidalwave.it/fabrizio/blog - [email protected]
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