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Make your website scream with excitement with Java!

By: Johnathan Wyka-Warzecha

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Several years ago, Java was introduced. It was slow. Now,




computers have beefed up, the internet is a lot faster, and Java




is a serious language. It can lower costs, and REALLY get people




talking about your website! I'll cover:









1) WHAT is Java, and how can it help me? 2) WHY Java NOW? 3) WHY




is Java the next BIG THING? 4) CONCLUSIONS









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1) WHAT is Java, and how can it help me?









. . .









Java is basically a programming language that can be integrated




into browsers, and add spice to a website. One beautiful thing




is its 'reusability', and 'ease of use'.









For example -- I will use the classic 'Lake' example, where you




have a picture of a mountain on top of a lake, and the water




ripples.









Before Java, you needed expensive graphics software and several




hours to make it ripple. Using a Java applet, all you have to do




is include something like:























in your webpage, and now you now have a picture of a lake that




ripples! To change the image, simply change the name of the file




(the "lake.jpg")!









So -- Java makes it VERY easy to add and change functionality in




your website.









. . .









2) WHY Java NOW?









. . .









About five years ago, Java was introduced, and ran it really




slowly. The main browsers (Netscape & Internet Explorer) that




supported Java were 'brand' new. And, the computers they ran on




were slow. If you had a 'top of the line computer', it meant you




had a Pentium-133 machine (and friends were usually jealous that




you could afford such a 'fine' piece of hardware). Most people




were just learning what E-Mail was.









All that has changed.









Microsoft & Netscape have re-written their browsers' JVM (java




virtual machine), and optimized it to make Java lightning fast.









Pentium-III 550 MHz machines cost less than the Pentium-133




models did. Plus, they are more than three times faster, because




of faster graphics accelerator cards, increased RAM and so




forth. And most people have one of these newer machines, because




of the low cost (or special 'package' deals that ISP's made with




computer makers for 'free' or 'low cost' computers)









So, now Java is fast, and can be easily used, with low




development costs.









. . .









3) WHY is Java the next BIG THING?









. . .









A) NO PLUGINS ARE REQUIRED! Most internet users find it




EXCEPTIONALLY annoying to have to wait 3 or 4 minutes to




download a special plug-in to hear audio, another special




plug-in to see 3D images, and so forth. JAVA DOES NOT REQUIRE




PLUGINS! Practically 99% of all internet browsers ALREADY




SUPPORT JDK 1.0.2, (which is the 'main' version of Java in use




today).









B) SPEED Complex mathematical calculations (for 2D & 3D games,




visual special fx, data processing, etc) are fast because of




fast computers and optimized browsers.









C) RE-USABILITY! Say you bought a program that simply did




special transition FX. You decide to use for banner




advertisements, and it works as follows:













name="image1" value="banner_1.jpg">



value="banner_2.jpg">










So, YOU SAVE TIME AND MONEY, because all your development team




has to do is spend five minutes deciding which banner




advertisements to use. Now, say you have a big corporate




presentation to make. YOU CAN RE-USE THAT PROGRAM! Simply




replace each image with the corporate slide image! For example,













name="image1" value="corporate_presentation_slide_1.jpg">



name="image1" value="corporate_presentation_slide_2.jpg">



name="special_effect" value="Pixel Wipe">



name="special_effect" value="Star Burst">










And that is IT!









D) INCREDIBLY SMALL APPLET SIZE! Most 'sophisticated' applets




are less than 50K. Popular and useful tools such as Macromedia




Flash create animations that are usually at least 100K for




simple ones, and upwards of 500K for high profile/professional




sites. So think about it -- if a individual has no problem




waiting for a 500K for a Macromedia Flash animation, they are




certainly not going to have a problem with a small, 50K Java




applet. Most Java applets are even smaller than this!









. . .









4) CONCLUSIONS









. . .









1) You customers are happy (NO PLUGINS required!) 2) Runs FAST!




3) YOU save time & money, because of RE-USABILITY! 4) Customers




will talk about how 'GREAT' your site it is, because of all




amazing functionality!









So, where do you want to use Java today?














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