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Java is still far too complex, and Java developers far too expensive, for client-side web development. Stark idiocy. Java (read: Applets) failed client-side be

Java is still far too complex, and Java developers far too expensive, for client-side web development. Stark idiocy. Java (read: Applets) failed client-side because the JVM locks up the computer during its 30-second load times, and because Sun micro understands graphics and presentation like dogs understand high tea.

bootload 18y ago
"... Applets failed client-side because the JVM locks up the computer during its 30-second load times ..." Back when applets where the rage, this type of lockup was often worse than 30s, with multiple applets and multiple data (images, sound) requests over HTTP on dial-up lines.