No last minute comeback for the Applet
April 8, 2008 – 4:04 pm
I’ve been playing around with the Flex 3 builder lately and I’ve come to the sad conclusion that JSP’s future role in the java webapp will be severely limited and the venerable Java Applet is already a dead man walking. Flex has a interface that seems, so far, seems to be much easier to use than even the most modern Swing tools. It’s easier I think because there is only one GUI toolkit. No SWT vs Swing battles happening here. The Flex tool chain seems to have been made by a team made of both engineers and designers. A nice change of pace from what comes from Sun, IBM, Oracle and the rest of the Java sausage party.
5 Responses to “No last minute comeback for the Applet”
Hi FunkyCodeMonkey, I couldn’t find any contact info to email you directly, so I’m leaving a comment to say that I thought your short posting here was thoughtful and provocative. Although I might wish things were different, your piece sums up what a lot of people seem to be thinking. I quoted you pretty flagrantly at Javalobby, but your original was so brief I couldn’t see how to be fair except to include it all. I hope that’s OK with you, and that you’ll join in the discussion.
Cheers,
Rick
By Rick Ross on Apr 8, 2008
Yeah, I’m not sure about that.
First, I agree that Java Applets are as good as dead. Realistically, they suck big time.
Flash was the Applets nemesis however - not Flex. Applets were got their death sentence long before Flex came along.
Also, I don’t see how JSP corroltates to Applets or Flex for that matter? It’s like saying “cars (JSP) will become extinct because the colour blue (Applets) is no longer available”.
By Ian on Apr 8, 2008
I disagree. I think you are comparing apples with oranges. See: http://mdichi.wordpress.com/2008/04/09/where-are-the-java-applets/
By Mike Dee on Apr 9, 2008
Java is dead.
By Mark on Oct 7, 2008