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Java applets fuelled Java’s initial growth. The ability to download code over the network and run it on a variety of desktops offering a rich user interaction proved quite compelling. However, Java’s ...

Java Web Start allows you to deploy full-featured applications using your Web browser, bypassing complex installation procedures. See if Web Start is right for your build and deployment process. In ...

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Thick and thin clients each have major strengths and weaknesses when compared to each other. Often, the strength of one is the weakness of the other. In general, thick clients are functionally rich ...