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Applets: Still Essential to Java

Overview How do applets fit into the big picture now?

Applets were supposed to revolutionize the Web, but their use has diminished significantly. What's the problem? And what will it take to make them successful?

Java on the server side is booming, to say the least. Clients or user interfaces, however, are also a necessity, and standard Web technologies such as HTML and JavaScript aren't always the right fit. That is especially true for end-user applications that require a sophisticated GUI for which even technologies such as DHTML aren't sufficient or efficient enough.

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Publisher	JavaWorld	File Format	HTML
Date Published	December 2001	Downloads	5
Format	White Papers
Topics	HTML, Java

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