Programmers often mention the name "HotJava" in the same BREATH as Java. Whereas Java is a programming language, HotJava was the first Web browser that could download and play (execute) Java applets. HotJava, created by SUN, is simply a browser, much like the Netscape Navigator or Microsoft's INTERNET Explorer.
Although HotJava was the first browser to support Java applets, many browsers now support or will soon support applets. Starting with Netscape Navigator 2.0, for example, you can play Java applets for many PLATFORMS (Windows 95, the Mac, and so on). Another distinguishing feature of HotJava is that unlike most browsers which are WRITTEN in C/C++, the HotJava browser is written with the Java programming language.

Programmers often mention the name "HotJava" in the same breath as Java. Whereas Java is a programming language, HotJava was the first Web browser that could download and play (execute) Java applets. HotJava, created by Sun, is simply a browser, much like the Netscape Navigator or Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Although HotJava was the first browser to support Java applets, many browsers now support or will soon support applets. Starting with Netscape Navigator 2.0, for example, you can play Java applets for many platforms (Windows 95, the Mac, and so on). Another distinguishing feature of HotJava is that unlike most browsers which are written in C/C++, the HotJava browser is written with the Java programming language.