The most fun I had with applets was the java4k gamescompetition that for a few years required the entries to be applets. At the time I thought there was somethi

The most fun I had with applets was the java4k gamescompetition that for a few years required the entries to be applets. At the time I thought there was something really cool about deploying a game on a static html page that anyone could click on and play. Of course actually getting the java plugin installed was usually the challenge. Obviously the entire plugin api turned out to be a “bridge to far”; security was terrible, complexity and inter-op, and useability were all atrocious. Not just applets but flash and silver light as well