Subj : java programmer
To   : echicken
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Feb 17 2016 08:39 am

 > > I've heard Java has recently improved in its security:
 > > http://bit.ly/1oHZJSY

 > > There are many apps written in Java though..  Two fairly big ones are
 > > Eclipse (an IDE) and Android Studio (an IDE specifically for Android
 > > software development), which are both written in Java.  Given the number
 > > of Java/Android developers there are, and the number of apps/platforms
 > > that use Java, I'm sure Oracle is motivated to fix its vulnerabilities.

 > He's still thinking in terms of browser plug-ins - and in that context, he's
 > not wrong.  However your point about desktop applications is entirely valid.
 > It's one thing to run a program that you made a point of installing locally,
 > and another thing entirely to run something that your browser loaded from
 > any old website.

 > Not that I'm a Java fan (or detractor - I don't care one way or the other),
 > but I suppose that people who only really know it in the context of
 > ugly/slow browser applets and security warnings have only that to judge it
 > on.

It has been years since I've seen any web sites using Java applets.  I didn't
think that was really common practice anymore.

Nightfox

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