Q & A with Stanley Ho - Sun Web Start Tech Lead

Hi,

  In the latest Sun Java Live Chat series Stanley Ho
-Java Web Start/Java Plug-In/Java Update Tech Lead -
answers questions about upcoming installation goodies
in Java 1.4.2 (Mantis) and Java 1.5 (Tiger).

  Questions answered include:

  * What's new in Java 1.4.2?

  * How do I use Java Web Start with SSL? More
specifically, how do I set up the JNLP file?
 
  * What exactly are the changes in the JRE and SDK
installer?

  * Ideally, Java applets should be as quick and
painless for end users (and developers) as Flash
currently is. How realistic is a runtime the size of
Flash, and just as easy to download and program?

  * When Java Update downloads and installs an updated
JRE, does that new JRE version become the default JRE?
And I assume that the old JRE versions are left alone
(that is, not uninstalled)?

  * How are incremental downloads triggered (assuming
they are automatic)?

  * and many more

  Full story @
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/community/chat/JavaLive/2003/jl0429.html

  - Gerald


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