This represents a distinct shift toward more trust in Java's security measured from the Sixth and Fifth Surveys. For the question, respondents could check more than one answer. . All categories showed a increase from the Sixth survey. Since many repositories of Java applets are available, it is no longer necessary to be able to program to use Java. This question was designed to find out if web authors are using these repositories.
European respondents are slightly more likely to have used ready-made applets.
European authors were less likely to create pages for a hobby or for fun and were more likely to create them as part of their job.