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The status of Java on my machine:
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| 1296 votes / 5% |
| 3542 votes / 15% |
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- Don't complain about lack of options. You've got to pick a few when you do multiple choice. Those are the breaks.
- Feel free to suggest poll ideas if you're feeling creative. I'd strongly suggest reading the past polls first.
- This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane.
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Applets disabled (Score:5, Interesting)
The browser plugin is disabled as that is the source of most vulnerabilities, but I still use Java on a daily basis for other tasks. I imagine that is fairly common for software developers, and have no idea which poll option corresponds to that.
Native widgets? (Score:5, Interesting)
Nobody's invented a native widget in decades. The only reason SWT is still around is because of Eclipse, otherwise it would have died the same horrible death as all of IBM's other Java technologies.
The problem with Java desktop applications is that the desktop itself is become irrelevant.
Just compare the salaries of people writing Java desktop applications with those writing web apps or phone apps.
Or don't take my advice...I've only been in the business of writing Java desktop apps for 15 years.
Re:I voted "delicious" (Score:4, Interesting)
Right - I think this describes a lot of Slashdotters and am surprised this wasn't an option - "installed, but disabled in browser". Lots of software out there needs it. Minecraft being a prime example ... but there's plenty of other ones.
Re:I voted "delicious" (Score:4, Interesting)
Thing is, Java is enabled on my computer(s) but disabled in all of my browsers - that's been the setup for many months now.
I just use the 64-bit JDK. It gets me the Java I need for work, and doesn't work in 32-bit browsers. Actually, I'm not sure the 64-bit version even includes the Java plugin. Which is just perfect, considering applets are useless and the only things I really need Java for are command-line development tools.
Java programs I use (Score:4, Interesting)
I've never had the Java browser plugin installed on this computer, but I do make use of Java desktop programs quite often:
Vuze
JDownloader
LibreOffice
so Java is enabled.
Java IS delicious (Score:5, Interesting)
I still think it's the best language/ecosystem to use for development of serverside enterprise applications. Nothing else is even close in terms of maturity and support and availability of tools, libraries, frameworks, etc. Some other languages have more and nicer features, but the ecosystem and support of Java is the most important asset it has.
And yes, it was a sad day when Oracle took over...
--Coder
Re:Java programs I use (Score:4, Interesting)
LibreOffice is not a Java program. LibreOffice is not a Java program. LibreOffice is not a Java program. LibreOffice is not a Java program. The same with OpenOffice.
(if you mean you need the Java for database access in LibreOffice, then that's something different. But since you wrote "Java desktop programs"...)