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Back in 1995, everyone loved applets. Now, everyone hates them. Some computer science courses still start their Java courses with applets. Although that made sense 10 years ago, it doesn't make sense now, and, alas, the applet is relegated to little more than a glorified footnote here. In this topic, we will look at how to write and use Java applets. Applets are small applications that run on the client. The early success of Java was due in large part to a successful demonstration of an applet running on a client machine via an applet container in a Web page. There is some debate at this time regarding the usefulness of applets. They can be cumbersome to download, and the browser wars have made it difficult to deploy mission-critical applets and be sure that your users are seamlessly able to use them. There are many very attractive alternatives to applets. Although these alternatives don't necessarily provide all of the functionality or all of the security that applets do, they often prove good enough for developers ”and with many of these competing technologies offering easier development and deployment, applets have had a hard row to hoe of late. | 