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Are Java applets still used anywhere? I haven't seen them in open web in years (I see one in my companies reporting software made by third party - no one knows
by krzyk 14y ago
Are Java applets still used anywhere? I haven't seen them in open web in years (I see one in my companies reporting software made by third party - no one knows why it requires java to do it's things)
- krrrh 14y agoIt's astonishing how often one still sees Java in device configuration web pages, ie. printers, PBX systems. It's also still used for weird hardware devices that are deployed in a lot of financial services, like signature pads. Lastly, vertical applications that don't recieve a lot of updates. It's almost impossible to understand why java is necessary in most of these applications, but simply removing the plugin from a lot of corporate environments would disrupt vital business functions.
- Joeboy 14y agoI asked this (more or less) a few months ago, and apparently a fair amount of the world's online banking websites still use Java. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4454036 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4454036