APPENDIX
B An Overview of Java Web Start
As mentioned in Chapter 1, with the release of JDK 9 applets are no longer recommended for the development of web-based applications. Although applets served Java well for many years, they rely on a browser plug-in, and support for the Java browser plug-in has been eroding. For this and other reasons, the use of Java Web Start is now recommended for the deployment of web-based programs. The key advantage of Java Web Start is that no browser plug-in is required. Thus, an application deployed via Java Web Start can run independently of the browser.
It is important to state at the outset that the subject of Java Web Start, and deployment strategies in general, is quite large. Furthermore, Java Web Start ...
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