Java Applet
 

I want to add a snooker game to my website. I've written it in c++, but believe I need to convert it into a java applet. (My experience currently is only in c/c++/HTML).

Question 1: are there any alternatives/better-alternatives to java applets, eg, Flash, also I heard you could create c# applets but they would only be IE compatible.

Question 2: As a fan of microsoft's visual studio, is there a microsoft IDE for java? I'm really confused with all the J# and J++ VS, and what they can do. If there is not a microsoft IDE then which is the best from the other producers.

Any advise would be greatly appreicated, thanks.

For #2, I don't remember how compatable VJ# is with Java. IIRC, it was fine in Java 1.4 except for GUI stuff, but I'm not sure and don't quote me on it. A popular Java IDE is Eclipse. Another is NetBeans, available from Sun.

Thanks Jimbo.

Also another question, how sophisticated can a browser embeded component be? For example I doubt you could embed Microsoft's Flight Simulator in a web page.

I suspect you could get close to it. Your only real limit is that Java generally executes algorithms anywhere between 10 to 100 percent slower than C++ manages. That, and the applet security model that prevents hard drive access.

Thanks Arevos, thats really useful.

I think the applet option is gonna be just too restricting. I think I may have to stick with a stand-alone app that connects to the network.

Now my next dilema, to stick with MFC or migrate to .net. Why does microsoft do this to me, sigh.