Applets for Programmers
A list of applets that are great learning tools for programmers.
AppletFile
AppletFile is designed to improve the process of exchanging files between a Web client and server using standard Web protocols like RFC 1867.
Boulderdash
Remember Boulderdash from the old Commodore 64 days? Here it is as
an applet, but without the scroll!
Grab the diamonds, but avoid the falling rocks and swarming fireflies!
Ten levels of excitement with full instructions on how to create
additional levels! Source included!
centipedo
Rid your garden of pests in this classic video game.
Cliffie
Quite a programming feat, and a real showcase of using sprites, Cliffie is one of the slickest games on the JavaBoutique.
Colormenu
A Colorful menu applet with mouseover effect. Highly configurable. Comes with commented source code, great for learning Java!
Cornholio
Let users call up sound files with this basic audio applet. Source is included, and this is a good example if you want to begin coding sound in your Java projects.
gamelet
Do you want to program games in Java? Well here is the perfect way to get started. The Gamelet Toolkit is a powerful, robust, scalable, and free object oriented framework of classes and interfaces used for developing arcade style video games and entertainment applets.
goURL
A very tiny (less than 2KB) applet, goURL is a great learning tool for beginning programmers.
HypersonicSQL
Hypersonic SQL is an Open Source relational database server with SQL syntax and JDBC interface. Source code is included!
JackhammerDuke
A vibrating image with sound effects (can be used to denote "Under Construction"). The included source code is a good introduction to programing animation in Java.
KNCalendar
KNCalendar displays a full calendar year for any year specified in the text box. Configurable background and font colors.
MusicKeyboard
This free applet lets you use your computer keyboard like a music keyboard. Source is included!
Nav99
The Nav99 menu applet is fast, free, configurable, easy to set up, and the source is included!
particleTree
This applet demonstrates how recursion and randomness can simulate natural patterns such as the branches of a tree or the paths of particulates in the air. A good applet to study for beginning programmers.
PatternSimulator
A simple aircraft runway approach simulation, with source included.
PhantomScroll
This horizontal scroller creates a ghosting effect with text. It can be controlled with javascript, and the source is included and well documented.
PictureGame
A game to help kids with spelling. Identify the image, enter its name by clicking the appropriate letters, and click the "Done" button.
ping2
A simple 2-player version of the classic Pong game with source included.
PopupNavigator
This is what a lot of you have been waiting for! A free, easy-to use, fast,
space-saving pop-up navigation applet. And the source is included!
RatInMaze
The challenge of the free RatInMaze game is to help the rat out of the maze, of course. The rat is hungry and responds to the cheese you leave for it, so keep the rat alive by feeding him with the cheese as you lead him out of the maze.
Running Rainbow
Free, very configurable animated rainbow banner with source included.
ShapesApplet
A simple applet to illustrate multithreaded programming. It consists of shapes, each running in its own thread that ebb and flow at different rates.
SnakePit
The free SnakePit applet is a variation of a simple yet addictive game that has been ported to countless platforms.
solitaire
A deceptively simple puzzle: Remove all 44 marbles from the board. Source included.
SpinTop
An animation applet that can be reversed by a mouse click.
Telnet
A fully featured telnet program that allows you to connect and login to remote hosts via the Internet using only your browser. Very well documented and source is included.
TinyScroller
The free TinyScroller applet is a simple to use, small, but extremely flexible vertical scroller. Source code included!
Tower
Towers of Hanoi--a puzzle that involves transferring blocks from one spot to another. Source included.
Treasure
The object of this game is to bring all the treasures to the starting point while visiting all the locations in the smallest number of moves. You will need to defeat the monsters guarding the treasures with weapons you collect.
Wastem
Shoot the clay pigeons (red balls). Keep your score above the target score and you advance to the next level. Source included!
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New Applet:
Reverse Complement
Reverse Complement is a simple applet that converts DNA or RNA
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