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A Little History About Java Applets

Java applets are snippets of code that run as individual applications within web browsers. They are coded using Java bytecode, which allows them to run across different platforms without being affected by the operating system. Java applets make use of the Java Virtual Machine to execute and allow for interactive experiences on websites, which traditional markup languages do not support. Browsers run applets in a "sandbox" that prevents them from accessing local data for security.

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A Little History About Java Applets

Java applets are snippets of code that run as individual applications within web browsers. They are coded using Java bytecode, which allows them to run across different platforms without being affected by the operating system. Java applets make use of the Java Virtual Machine to execute and allow for interactive experiences on websites, which traditional markup languages do not support. Browsers run applets in a "sandbox" that prevents them from accessing local data for security.

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Java applet is a snippet of code that works as an individual application.

It is
coded using the Java bytecode. Bytecode is a type of programming that is
exclusive for Java programming. Applets make use of the Java Virtual Machine,
more commonly known as JVM, for its working. However, you can also run
them on other standalone tools like the Sun Applet viewer to test applets.
Another advantage with applets is that you don’t have to worry about writing
the code in Java only. All you need is a programming language that will
compile to Java, like Jython.

A Little History about Java Applets


Java applets were not introduced when Java language came into being. It
evolved after a few years and only by 1995, final and working versions of Java
applets were released. Initially, the applications were basic but developers and
experts alike were quick to notice the potential of applets. Over time, more and
more applets that had extensive applications came to the fore.

What Exactly Are Applets?


Basically, java applets are used to provide interactive user experience on
websites. Websites are usually designed using markup languages, HTML, CSS,
and so on. These languages cannot support an interactive user experience. But
with the integration of java applets, you can do so. That is because the java
bytecode that developers use to design applets are independent of platform they
are being used on. So, irrespective of whether it is a Windows system, Mac
system, Linux or UNIX system, the performance of the applets is not affected.

Also, you don’t have to make any sort of investment if you want to write the
code for Java applets. True, you have to learn java programming but once you
have done that, there are a number of open source tools to compile and test your
applets. In fact, you can develop production level java applets using these open
source tools.

Sandbox Operation
Java applets are operated by most of the web browsers in a sandbox. Basically,
what this means is that the browsers do not provide the applets with access to
the local data, which is data present on the computer. When you access a java
applet, the code for the applet is downloaded from a web server. The code is
then embedded into the webpage code that the browser loads. Basically, the
webpage will remain as a HTML code while the applet will be embedded as a
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