On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 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?
Java applets still load way too slow, and there are lots of bugs in displaying them. (I have been writing applets all semester for a class, for example, and they don't show up in Firefox until I scroll) If those issues are addressed I as an end user would be more than happy with them. The real question, however, is how the people creating the monstrosities that require applets or flash feel about the issue. I'm no expert in this field, but I think it's a no-brainer that these people would rather use Macromedia's point and clicky thing than code Swing or SWT GUIs. -- Hans Fugal ; http://hans.fugal.net There's nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself. -- Johann Sebastian Bach
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