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I am a novice programmer, but the most experienced one in my organization.

We have a number of dated online Java applets (with source code) which run various simulations.

My task is to "convert them to HTML5." Now I'm not sure if this assignment as stated makes sense, but really my boss wants these clunk, slow applets converted to fast, slick web applications (even usable on mobile devices!)

I'm not sure where to start my research. Can someone summarize the tools/skills, broad plan of attack for this task? I'd like to tackle this project in Python or Java, but am open to learning new languages.

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Learning HTML5 would be a good start. For a list of good learning resources, you can try this non-constructive question on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/4766939/what-is-the-best-html5-book. If your assignment makes no sense, ask your boss for clarification. – Robert Harvey Apr 16 at 17:29
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Explain your boss that "converting to slick, fast HTML5 applications" will require total rewrite of those applets. And will take lots of resources, time and experienced developers to achieve this goal. – Euphoric Apr 16 at 18:42

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