Confusion about Java web technologies: Javascript, JSP, Java Servlet, Java Applets: Which is good for what?? KwamiMatrix Jun 9, 2003 Jump to latest Follow Reply ...

Java applets may yet fulfill their original promise. Demand for a richer Web GUI is growing, and no other technology on the horizon offers Java’s cross-platform, cross-browser portability.

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 ...

Goodbye Applets: Another Cruddy Piece of Web Tech Is Finally Going Away Say goodbye to Java in the browser—not an insecure moment too soon.

The web server that actually holds the file sees it as a GIF file, and serves it accordingly, but when the "image" actually reaches the client, it's opened as a Java applet and run.

Why Is Java Important?. Java is one of the most popular programming languages used to create Web applications and platforms. It was designed for flexibility, allowing developers to write code that ...

Oracle will release a new version of Java on Tuesday that will include 42 security fixes and will make changes to how Web-based Java content will be presented inside browsers.

Java News Roundup: Jakarta EE 11 Web Profile, GlassFish, TornadoVM, Micronaut, JHipster, Applet API Apr 07, 2025 3 min read by Michael Redlich ...

A Java update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 sets Java applets to not run automatically on all browsers, expanding a feature that was first introduced to Safari in April.

Current plans call for the plug-in technology to be turned on via a switch in the Java control panel. Sun also delved into other features planned for Java SE 6 Update N.

Researchers from the Polish firm Security Explorations have identified a serious vulnerability in the latest version of Java that completely bypasses the new security level Oracle recently ...