Running #Java in the cloud once felt impossible—slow startups, memory bloat, clunky deploys. Then came #GraalVM, #NativeImages & reactive #Frameworks.
Mihaela Gheorghe-Roman connects the dots.
For anyone who gave up on Java too early: https://javapro.io/2025/05/22/java-through-the-decades-from-applets-to-microservices/
#Applets #SpringBoot
Why did #Java survive when Flash & Applets didn’t? The article by Mihaela Gheorghe-Roman lays out how the shift to server-side, modularity & @SpringBoot kept Java relevant—while others faded.
If you lived in that era, it’ll click instantly: https://javapro.io/2025/05/22/java-through-the-decades-from-applets-to-microservices/
If anyone else is using #rss feeds to post to Mastodon through the #development option using #applets I have about worked out how to cleanse #HTML out of the text to result in clean plain text posts when utilizing #TypeScript and #JavaScript in #IFTTT filters. Back-channel me and I can give you the code. This may be very easy for developers, but for those without coding expertise just following the many Nov 2022 RSS to Mastodon guides online, it can be a challenge.
IFTTT Smart Home: Google Assistant Changes - Existing #Applets will be archived https://ifttt.com/explore/google-assistant-changes
Migrating Browser-Based #Java #Applets to IcedTea-Web Using JNLP https://foojay.io/today/migrating-browser-based-java-applets-to-icedtea-web-using-jnlp/
Web Assembly takes a security drubbing, risk compared to #Java #Applets and Flash https://developers.slashdot.org/story/22/07/16/0450218/ask-slashdot-does-webassembly-increase-your-web-browsers-attack-surface
“The Decline And Fall Of Java On The Desktop Part 1 (1999-2005)”, Steve Hannah (https://jdeploy.substack.com/p/the-decline-and-fall-of-java-on-the).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30530889
#Java #Sun #Desktop #NativeApps #Swing #AWT #SWT #GUI #UI #Programming #Applets #Speed
“Java 1.0 Turns 25”, InfoQ (https://www.infoq.com/news/2021/01/java-turns-25/).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25881704
PS: We were making silly Java #applets at #IITK in 1995 itself. Spent ~15 years working with Java. 🤢 Thankfully, no more. 🤞🏽
Linux Mint 19.1 Will Feature a ‘Modern’ Desktop Layout http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/d0od/~3/V82K1Kj2bPY/linux-mint-19-1-new-panel-layout #LinuxMint #Cinnamon #applets #News #Dev
A snapshot of BinG Desktop https://peertube.social/videos/watch/6f5fc50d-5fa0-497d-a7d0-c0053342659f
