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Yes they are talking about Java applets. However, the technology has improved (a large portion of windows users have a java quick launcher set to run on start
by redrobot5050 15y ago
Yes they are talking about Java applets. However, the technology has improved (a large portion of windows users have a java quick launcher set to run on start up) and if it is anything like Facebook's original "Photo Uploader" (back before they integrated with phones and iPhoto and other apps, they had a Java app where you could browse and add photos. It would also scale/reduce quality of high megapixel photos that otherwise couldn't be uploaded to Facebook -- this was down client side through the app and was still relatively quick.) it won't be so bad.
TL;DR: Yes, it's a java applet. However, if its anything like how Facebook has done java applets in the browser, it will feel quick and lightweight on most systems.
- wnight 15y ago> a large portion of windows users have a java quick launcher set to run on start up So in other words it's still slow but because of vendor pressure it's been lumped into "The OS" to hide that cost from the user? More overhead is a tradeoff you make to use a VM. I think it's worth it usually but it is there.
- redrobot5050 15y ago>So in other words it's still slow but because of vendor pressure it's been lumped into "The OS" to hide that cost from the user? I only used it on a Mac, before I discovered plugins that did Facebook integration for iPhoto (and later, that was baked in). And on OS X, no, it was not slow. I'm assuming it would be equally fast for windows. Also, its not so much lumping the start up cost to "the OS" so much as "The OS Starting Up". How often do people reboot their machines nowadays? Once every six months? With that in mind, it's a pretty negligible trade off.