Support Forums: Message List - Is it ever acceptable to make a Java Applet part of an enterprise wide rollout? http://www.theserverside.com Most recent forum messages en Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com) Sat, 25 May 2013 17:46:52 -0400 KeepVid uses java applet and it's fantastic! http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 http://keepvid.com

So there is legitimate cases for java applet.  Maybe you can do it with javascript too.  But I like the way it is now.

]]> Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:47 -0400 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:47 -0400 Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:47 -0400 May 25, 2012 Bo Zou 1 quick to dismiss ? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 As in everything in life I think you need to use the right screw-driver(tool) for the right screw(problem)... 

...]]> Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:21 -0400 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:21 -0400 Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:21 -0400 May 22, 2012 Nir M. 0 Applets are just another tool http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 Maybe applets are not the best tool for the job. Maybe Vignette would benefit from using JNLP/WebStart , maybe fat client. Either way, I would not say that one should not use applets - they are just tool, which must be used right. And yes, it's...]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 00:09:16 -0400 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:09:16 -0400 Mon, 14 May 2012 00:09:16 -0400 May 14, 2012 Maciej Jazwinski 0 JQuery http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 JQuery makes JavaScript a whole lot less painful re cross-browser/version differences and amount of code to maintain, and as other posters have mentioned, you can call a Java Applet from JavaScript to access services that JavaScript cannot

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 05:19:47 -0400 Thu, 10 May 2012 05:19:47 -0400 Thu, 10 May 2012 05:19:47 -0400 May 10, 2012 David Martin 0 mobile apps http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 ...]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 03:00:20 -0400 Sun, 06 May 2012 03:00:20 -0400 Sun, 06 May 2012 03:00:20 -0400 May 6, 2012 Yannick Majoros 0 Another option http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 ...]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 08:32:17 -0400 Sat, 05 May 2012 08:32:17 -0400 Sat, 05 May 2012 08:32:17 -0400 May 5, 2012 Stan Silvert 0 Baby + Bathwater http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 No, you cannot do everything [today] in JavaScript/HTML that you can do with Java (or something like it).  The same is true the other way around. Sure there a problems with applets. Do they have a place in "modern enterprise design" design?...]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 13:33:04 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:33:04 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:33:04 -0400 May 4, 2012 Mark N 0 Another option http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 Another option would be Java Web Start and Swing or JavaFX based applications. That's how we've implemented our client facing financial solution.

...]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:54:21 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:54:21 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:54:21 -0400 May 4, 2012 Steven Webber 1 folder Upload http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 To upload the content of folder (user need only to select  a local  folder) can't be implemented via HTTP without applet technology. If you have a workaround based only on HTML tags or javascript I am interested.

]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 03:44:59 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:44:59 -0400 Fri, 04 May 2012 03:44:59 -0400 May 4, 2012 Mic Rak 0 Go on... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 Hi

...]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 19:20:10 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 19:20:10 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 19:20:10 -0400 May 3, 2012 Goncalo Trincão Cunha 0 Is it ever acceptable to make a Java Applet part of an enterprise wide rollout? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 Applets are OK only if you still use Vectors and Hashtables.

]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 16:47:12 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:47:12 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 16:47:12 -0400 May 3, 2012 Andrew Clifford 1 Not the technology's fault http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 It's not Java Applet's technology's fault that Vignette didn't update their app to work with the current version of Java. If anything, it's easier to maintain Java Applet over time than Javascript. Javascript varies across time and browser...]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:49 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:49 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:49 -0400 May 3, 2012 Nicholas Sushkin 0 Go on... http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 Go on, I'm listening.

You'd put this in an Applet? My guess is you would need to have a serious control over the software the end users have on their machines, no? Perhaps more viable for smaller corporate offerings?

]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 12:27:09 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:27:09 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:27:09 -0400 May 3, 2012 Cameron McKenzie 1 mobile apps http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 android, flex etc  are more efficient than java applets, thouh these are very huge to study. Probably there will be more mobile frameworks than java applets: Thu, 03 May 2012 12:24:11 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:24:11 -0400 Thu, 03 May 2012 12:24:11 -0400 May 3, 2012 hari a 3 Is it ever acceptable to make a Java Applet part of an enterprise wide rollout? http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=64398 What if you need your application to interact with client side devices like a printer, com port, USB, etc or use native code on the browser side?

 

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