Java - Myth or Magic

Jan Newmarch

Java is hailed as the latest silver bullet to cure software ills by making all of your software Internet aware, running across all vendors platforms. This paper looks at the good, the bad and the future sides of Java, to try to give a balanced viewpoint.

1. What is Java?

2. Java is a killer language

3. Java is a killer language

4. Java is a killer language

5. Tiny Java program

6. Java does graphics

7. Java does graphics

8. Java does animations

9. Java does animations

10. Java does animations

11. Java does GUI

12. Java does GUI

13. Java does GUI

14. Java has platform independence

15. Java has platform independence

16. Java has platform independence

17. Java cruises the Net

18. Java cruises the Net

19. Java cruises the Net

20. Java has internationalisation

21. Java has internationalisation

22. Java has internationalisation

23. Documentation

24. Documentation

25. Further Information

26. Conclusion

27. Conclusion