About Java Software
| Java (tm) is a simple, robust, dynamic, multi-threaded, general-purpose, object-oriented, platform-independent programming environment, created and developed by Sun Microsystems. Developers can write custom mini-applications called applets, which will provide Internet sites with a huge range of new functionality: animation, live updating, two-way interaction, and more. When integrated into Web pages, Java applets allow expert graphics rendering, real-time interaction with users, live information updating, and instant interaction with servers over the network. Java applets are downloadable from any server and run safely on any platform. Java applets allow cross-platform programmability and can be embedded right into HTML pages. |
Client/Server Processing
In classical web applications, the onus of processing it completely on the server side - where it often is not most appropriate, and significant overhead is expended in frequent user communication and keeping track of who has done what - "maintaining state". Java browsers can download and execute applications rather than just retrieving HTML documents, putting the processing where it naturally belongs.Classical applications also constrain the information provider to a limited set of data formats ("MIME types") according to the helper applications (viewers) a user has installed or requiring the user to download and install new viewers. Smart browsers will be able to learn how to deal with new protocols and data formats dynamically. Information providers will be able to take advantage of proprietary data formats because the browser can be instructed how to deal with them.
Platform Independence
It has an architecture-neutral distribution format - compiled Java code runs on any CPU architecture. Java's foundation is the Virtual Machine. Instead of creating machine dependent code, the Java compiler creates an intermediate "byte code" format.Security
Java is designed to provide maximum security on public networks, with multiple safeguards against viruses, tampering, and other threats. Java is like a version of C++ where you can't cause any damage. It is as functional as C and as modular and object oriented as C++. One can think of Java as a simplified, safe, and portable version of C++. Whereas C++ will let you trash memory, Java is more watchful. It also takes care of "garbage collection."
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