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When I was in his neck of the woods last, I got the chance to talk with Sun’s Danny Coward, the Chief Architect of Sun’s Client Software (that is, Java SE, Java ME, JavaFX and JavaCard), about Java 6 Update 10. That seems like kind of a narrow topic to speak to, but as Danny and I discuss, it’s a big release for Sun’s RIA and client-side (re-)push.
Along those lines, we spend a lot of time detailing the re-written plugin that’s used for Java applets and JavaFX, the improved installer and update experience, and other client side features like one of the new GUI look-n-feels, Nimbus.
Update 10 is available now. Also, check out Danny’s The Planetarium, his daily, but fantastically concise news-link blog.
Disclosure: Sun is a client and sponsored this podcast.
Java in the browser had and still has much bigger potential then Flash or SilverLight, Sun just needs to package it in even more user-friendly way. Hope they will proceed with doing this. Everyone is waiting for them to, even Flash/SilverLight evangelists. Actually SilverLight is the best possible example of how quick new plugin runtime may "rise" if approached properly. Good luck and all the best Java. We wait for you.