Isn’t Java Web Start (JWS) supposed to allow web-based distribution of applications? So why would one want to distribute a Java Web Start (JWS) application via CD-ROM? Well, for a number of ...

Are Java Web Applications Secure? One of the most extended belief about web applications is that most of them are insecure. This opinion is supported by statistics published by SANS [1] which show ...

A Java Web application is a self-contained collection of configuration files, static and dynamic resources, compiled classes and support libraries that are all treated as a cohesive unit by the ...

JRuby is built on Java - so it can make use of Java Web Start to make it easy to deploy JRuby apps. This article walks through the necessary steps for releasing a JRuby app with Java Web Start ...

Both web and desktop-based applications can be easily designed and developed in Java that offers beneficial organization features.

More than 3 million devices run on Java and most of the web development companies use Java for their functions. That being said, Java is worthwhile to consider for your web app development.

New client-side technologies bring Java apps out of the Web and onto the desktop A long time ago, Java programmers were promised something like “class loaders that load resources from the ...

Learn about what I call "Web 2.01," a fusion of "Web 2.0" style application content with a "Rich Internet Application" client, which is not subject to many of the limitations of a Web browser.

LeaningTech recently released the second major iteration of CheerpJ. CheerpJ 2.0 may convert Java applications into a mix of HTML, WebAssembly and JavaScript, so that developers can run Java ...

Grails, a web application framework built on the Groovy programming language, offers significant assistance with database development in Java through its integrated features and tools.