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Foil 19 Plug-ins vs. LiveConnect

From Netscape's LiveConnect Technology CPS640 Internet and Multimedia Technologies -- April 98. by Marek Podgorny,Nancy McCracken


1 LiveConnect enables creation of externally callable interface to a plug-in
  • Without LiveConnect, plug-ins werea vehicle to display new data type
  • With LiveConnect, plug-ins become building blocks of larger applications
  • Right tools for every task:
    • Java is an ideal tool to build graphical interfaces
    • C remains the best language for CPU intensive tasks
  • Applets, plug-ins and LiveConnect eliminate most of architectural limitations for the browser-based apps

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