Java Web Start technology overcomes this limitation while still retaining most of the advantages of the other technologies used hitherto to design Web clients. We looked at several examples ...

Alternatively, the user can start the application from a link on a web page that points to the same URL/JNLP file combination; i.e., the original version from the website.

Java Web Start simplifies deployment of applications, but Sun's Plug-in makes the task even easier. See how the Java Plug-in from Sun enables browsers to fetch a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

This article explains how to deploy a JRuby application with Java Web Start. From creating the code, signing the JARs, and setting up JRuby properties. As bonus: a look at JRuby 1.1's AOT feature.

Web Start was positioned as a way to make it easier to get Java applications running on end-user machines. Web Start has done that somewhat, and with its inclusion in all Java 1.4 VM downloads, it ...