Application server for delivering applets to client computing devices in a distributed environment

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable to cause a computer system to perform operations comprising:

• receiving an applet request from a first client computer for a particular applet, wherein the applet request specifies one or more parameters for the particular applet that are based on one or more characteristics of the client computer;
• acquiring a specific form of the particular applet that includes source code, based on the specified one or more parameters in the applet request, wherein the specific form complies with the specified one or more parameters;
• and
• sending the specific form of the particular applet to the first client computer in response to the applet request.

A computer system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
• receiving an applet request from a first client computer, wherein the applet request specifies a particular applet for the first client computer and specifies one or more client parameters for the first client computer;
• processing the applet request, including causing at least a portion of the particular applet to be generated, based on the specified one or more client parameters for the first client computer, in response to the applet request, wherein the generated applet includes source code in a form that is based on the one or more client parameters;
• and
• causing the particular applet to be sent to the first client computer.