A new Java tool paves the way for cool content. One of the key challenges of developing applications for the Web is building them so that they run fast. Borland, a longtime innovator in development tools, has a new technology programmers can use to turn out applications that fly on the Web. Java applets downloaded from the Web are usually interpreted by a language engine such as the one included with Netscape Navigator 2.0.
Language interpretation is a relatively slow process.
For the moment, Borland is positioning AppAccelerator as a way for developers to run their own Java code during application development. Technically, AppAccelerator can make Java applications run faster for any Web user, but currently, end users cannot license the program. Borland says it's discussing a licensing policy internally. Ultimately, AppAccelerator could pave the way for bigger and more complex Java applications.