Java, don't fail me now!

Archived context: This short 2016 post referred to Chrome ending support for the NPAPI browser plug-in architecture used by Java applets. That browser issue is unrelated to whether Java remains useful as a programming language, so the post is preserved as a historical artifact rather than current Java guidance.

Sure enough, just as I finally decided to take a Java class — OK, so it was decided for me — browser support for Java plug-ins was disappearing.

I guessed I would still learn Java, out of spite.

The joke survives better than the technical premise. Modern Java development does not depend on running Java applets inside Chrome.

Last reviewed: August 9, 2026.