Day 7. Writing Java Applets
The first exposure of most people to the Java programming language was in late 1995, when Netscape Navigator began running applets—small Java programs that ran within a World Wide Web browser.
At the time, this was a revolutionary development for the Web—the first interactive content that could be delivered as part of a Web page. You can do similar things with Macromedia Flash, Microsoft ActiveX, and other technology today, but Java's still an effective language for Web-based programming.
Today, you start with the basics of applet programming:
The differences between applets and applications
How to create a simple applet
How to put an applet onto a Web page
How to send information from a Web page to an applet
How to store ...
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