Here are some ideas about Java

Note that this is not very comprehensive. I just started on this subject. Good luck figuring out this subject. I think that it is pretty important and where things are going with the internet.

The Vision

George shared this with me: java is completely platform independent. It runs on any computer with a java compiler. The browser downloads the source code, and that is compiled on the local machine, and the application (or applet--little application is thus appropriate for that machine.

What is not java

For example, Animated gifs
Look on Steve's page: http://www-glg.la.asu.edu/~sreynolds/home.htm

Cookies, a quick aside

Definitions

A java applet for example

What time is it?

Java links

Here is the official starter site: http://java.sun.com/starter.html

Lots of java links: http://desktoppublishing.com/java.html

The first user-friendly tutorial on Java: http://www.neca.com/~vmis/java.html

Lots of java applications: http://java.developer.com/pages/Gamelan.util.html

How to figure out some of the color codes for your web page using java: http://www.stone.com/java/cc/

image maps with java: http://s04.mathcs.sjsu.edu/MapWiz/index.html

some java code: http://www.interlog.com/~vyang/whatis/whatis.html

spy applet: http://www.chez.com/vasile/spy/VasSpyApplet.html