Basic HTML version of Foils prepared 7 Sept 1997

Foil 4 Overview -- Java and either the World Wide Web or Scientific Computing

From Introduction to Java to be used in (Scientific) Computing Basic Simulation Track for Computational Science CPS615 -- Fall Semester 97. by Geoffrey C. Fox, Nancy McCracken
Browsers (HotJava, Netscape 2.0/3.0/4.0 Microsoft IE ..) supporting Java allow arbitrarily sophisticated dynamic multimedia applications inserts called Applets, written in Java, to be embedded in the regular HTML pages and activated on each exposure of a given page.
  • Wonderful graphics output and widespread access at some security and performance limitations
Regular compilers allow one to run Java Applications with as much efficiency as C and Fortran
  • Can either convert existing code to Java or better access in original form. So inherit all Fortran and C numerical libraries

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