Is JavaFX technology for building rich internet applications (RIA) a direct replacement for Java Applets?
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A:
No, JavaFX is not a replacement for applets. In fact, the idea is that you write applets that use JavaFX to things like what you can do with Adobe Flash or Microsoft Silverlight.
So rather than replace applets, it's expected that JavaFX might make applets popular again.
Jesper
2009-08-19 11:01:23
+1 -- As a side note, this is one of the main reasons Sun chose to essentially rewrite the Java browser plugin from the ground up. You can learn more about this and JavaFX in general by listening to the May 1 2009 episode of Hanselminutes titled "JavaFX and the Web's Four Virtual Machines." Link: http://www.hanselminutes.com/default.aspx?showID=178
William Brendel
2009-08-19 16:10:01