4.7. Further Reading

The Java Foundation Classes (JFC) provide everything needed to build Graphical User Interfaces for Java applications. The home page for JFC is http://java.sun.com/products/jfc.

Java Web Start provides an alternative to applets; using JWS, you can use any version of the JVM and the JFC/Swing components needed by your application without having to worry about what is supported in various browsers. JWS provides software distribution for your application and for the Java components on which it depends. More information is available at http://java.sun.com/products/javawebstart.

HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standard. The home page at http://www.w3c.org/Protocols includes links to the standard ...

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