On Wed, 2006-11-15 at 11:05 -0700, Bryan Sant wrote: > Now that Java is going GPL, does that change your opion about applets > as an end user? Would you prefer to see a rich web interface in > OpenLaszlo (Flash-based) or a Java Applet? How about an applet or > applets in a page instead of AJAX?
I think for rich, internet-delivered applications, WebStart is an even better method than applets, ajax, or flash. Such applications are web-delivered but run standalone, and aren't even in the web browser so you aren't tempted to try clicking on the back button. I find the web browser as an application-delivery mechanism is a pain no matter if it is flash, ajax, or java applets. While ajax has helped web pages be more dynamic, and enabled things like gmail to work almost as well as a standalone app, I think shoehorning everything into a web browser pane is a mistake. Michael > > -Bryan > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
