Minecraft Alpha - Auto-update Launcher - Hybrid... !!top!! -

Java Applets became a major security risk in web browsers, leading to the "plugin-less" web. Reliability:

This hybrid approach was brilliant for speed (Notch could push a bug fix in 10 minutes) but catastrophic for preservation. Worlds created on a Tuesday might be unloadable by Thursday because the save format changed without warning. Minecraft Alpha - Auto-update launcher - Hybrid...