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Obsolete java applets

So this year I found out that when compiling a java applet in Eclipse Oxygen that java applets are about to be obsolete. Is Oracle going to release a new API that allows applets in websites? If not, what are the alternatives and what are their advantages and disadvantages?

Solution

  • Is Oracle going to release a new API that allows applets in websites?

    No. They are accepting the decision of browser manufacturers to remove all plug-ins from their rendering of web pages. See Moving to a Plugin-Free Web for more info.

    If not, what are the alternatives ..

    HTML 5 and JS can replace the vast majority of the reasons people ever used applets.

    .. and what are their advantages and disadvantages?

    The primary advantage of JS / HTML is that - it is supported in modern browsers. It also helps keep the web page a keyboard navigable thin client.