Getting Down to Business
At this point in your travels, you might have the impression that Java is primarily of use to space buffs, atrocious poets, and terrible skiers. The next stop on our trip shows an example of Java getting down to business.
Direct your web browser to the JTicker website at www.jticker.com.
The publisher of JTicker, a company called Stock Applets, develops Java programs that display business news headlines and stock quotes for use on other websites. Figure 3.5 shows a demo of its scrolling stock ticker.
Figure 3.5. Java programs from Stock Applets report stock market prices.
Unlike other stock analysis programs that require ...
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