Web browsers are a way of life for many of us. For some, a day without using
a browser would be a day off. Others may use the Web for entertainment,
research, homework, or just a break from the routine. Regardless of how often
you use a browser, at one point you had to make a decision about which
browser to use. And it came down to the big two, Netscape Navigator and
Microsoft Internet Explorer. Of course, some of you checked out the other
browsers, but according to statistics, the majority of you ended up using
Netscape Navigator to cruise around the Internet.
Since Netscape came out with the Navigator in October of 1994, the Web has
basically just been trying to keep up. Netscape has always set the standard
for HTML. Sites all over the Web are flashing "This Site is best viewed with
Netscape Navigator" to visitors, letting them know that to get the most out
of th... (more)
In early March of this year, Sun Microsystems' software company, JavaSoft,
specified a standard SQL database access interface, the JDBC API. Java
developers everywhere were finally given a tool to connect their applets and
applications to databases, via the JDBC API. The API provided Java
programmers with a uniform interface to a wide range of relational databases.
Developers used the API as a common base on which to build higher level tools
and interfaces. The JDBC API defined Java classes to represent database
connections, SQL statements, result sets, database metadata, and all... (more)
While a lot of Java development has been happening in the last few months,
Java's learning curve has still put many a company's project on hold while
developers learn to master the language. By the time the developers have
caught up, new techniques and products come along. Now, we have a product
that is supposed to eliminate the learning curve, and enables the developer
to start producing useful applets (using drag and drop components with
"actions") that can be used as is or improved on with code that you integrate
into the applet. Penumbra Software's Mojo includes built-in comp... (more)
On today's Internet, a Web site cannot afford to be old fashioned. An antique
Web site is a dusty, unvisited vestige of yesteryear. Today's sites have to
be interactive, multimedia experiences that create a lasting
impression...sites that will get revisited often. The software industry has
been bursting with new Web design tools, but it's still hard to find a
WYSIWYG tool which can be used to design HTML pages that include the latest
browser tags and plug-ins, let alone one that can be used to create
dynamically produced documents. This type of program would create a unique
exp... (more)
The Java Developer's Journal is moving in big ways. Change is constant, and
the JDJ is no exception. Andrew Zolli has moved on, and for now, I am the
Editor of the Java Developer's Journal. I look forward to seeing Java shape
the Internet, and the world. We, the Java developers, will not only affect
the Web, but the real world we live in as well.
Three months ago, there were about two thousand applets at Gamelan. Now the
list is well over ten thousand, and growing every day. And the majority of
these applets have one thing in common: they don't really DO anything!
If you are a We... (more)
Scott Clark is the Webmaster for Phoenix Applied Technology, (http://www.phoenixat.com), an ISP in Kissimmee, Florida. Scott is the Product Review 
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