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by marci 2890 days ago
There's also the issue of plugins compatibility.

Back in the days when the web was just Flash, it wasn't as easy as Ctrl+S to save content you wanted to keep. In a few years, you may need to spin a VM with an older OS to launch a flash-able browser. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash#End_of_life)

I wonder if it's easier with java applets.
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romwell 2890 days ago
It's not much easier with Java applets since Oracle tightened applet security (requiring everything to be signed, which the old applets aren't), and deprecating the plugin altogether.

I had to jump through hoops to get an applet I wrote only 10 years ago running.

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