Why is it that 99% (if not 100%) of the viruses are written for (against) M$ products? Is it because every hacker is targetting M$ or is it because everyone *knows* the M$ code so well? I can't imagine that they didn't think as hard about security as Apache or Linux for example. ---
I do agree with you that the end of Java in browsers will not be the end of Java at all. Currently I am pretty much into server side Java and was able to "convert" many ASP adepts and the like just by demonstrating Java strength over the weaknesses of their technologies.
However, I do believe applets can have their use, even in web based apps: if you ever need a complex GUI, I prefer Swing (or even AWT) over HTML (even if it has Struts). Frankly, I never had to create such an applet for any production app, but it *is* a valuable option. And it will remain an option.
Because such apps are very often written for intranet use, where downloading and installing a JVM is:
fast
controlled by either the developer, either the IT staff
Bottomline: for real applications, the treshold for the end user will be quite low. ---
The 500 miles/gallon (or even liter) engine already exists, at leats in laboratories. But the industry isn't willing to apply this technology yet. With the current government, the engine will be in the fridge for at least another four years... So why wouldn't scientists investigate showers? ---
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Why is it that 99% (if not 100%) of the viruses are written for (against) M$ products? Is it because every hacker is targetting M$ or is it because everyone *knows* the M$ code so well? I can't imagine that they didn't think as hard about security as Apache or Linux for example.
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However, I do believe applets can have their use, even in web based apps: if you ever need a complex GUI, I prefer Swing (or even AWT) over HTML (even if it has Struts). Frankly, I never had to create such an applet for any production app, but it *is* a valuable option. And it will remain an option.
Because such apps are very often written for intranet use, where downloading and installing a JVM is:
fast
controlled by either the developer, either the IT staff
Bottomline: for real applications, the treshold for the end user will be quite low.
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if he had modeled his mother-in-law in the shower as well ;-) !
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The 500 miles/gallon (or even liter) engine already exists, at leats in laboratories. But the industry isn't willing to apply this technology yet. With the current government, the engine will be in the fridge for at least another four years... So why wouldn't scientists investigate showers?
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