Internet and Web Resources

If you have access to the Internet, a large number of Java applet resources are available to you. The best place to start is at the sourcethe Sun Microsystems Java Web site, java.sun.com. The Web page

java.sun.com/applets

contains several Java applet resources, including free applets that you can use on your own Web site, the demonstration applets from the JDK and other applets (many of which you can download). In a section entitled "Applets at Work," you can read about the uses of applets in industry.

If you do not have Java installed and configured for your browser, you can visit

java.com

and click the Get It Now button to download and install Java in your browser. Instructions are provided for various versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS.

The Sun Microsystems Java Web site

java.sun.com

includes technical support, discussion forums, technical articles, resources, announcements of new Java features and early access to new Java technologies.

For various free online tutorials, visit the site

java.sun.com/learning

Another useful Web site is JARSoriginally called the Java Applet Rating Service. The JARS site

www.jars.com

originally was a large Java repository for applets. It rated every applet registered at the site as top 1%, top 5% or top 25%, so you could view the best applets on the Web. Early in the development of the Java language, having your applet rated here was a great way to demonstrate your Java programming abilities. JARS is now an all-around resource for Java programmers.

The resources listed in this section provide hyperlinks to many other Java-related Web sites. If you have Internet access, spend some time browsing these sites, executing applets and reading the source code for the applets when it is available. This will help you to rapidly expand your Java knowledge.