JavaFX
So yesterday at CommunityOne there were some hints about some developments on the Java client side. I guess it’s obvious to guess at this point, minutes before today’s JavaOne keynote that it’s going to be about JavaFX. This technology seems like a direct competitor with Adobe’s Flex and Microsoft’s Silverlight, and may leverage existing installations of the Java VM. More details today of course.
We’ve already seen JavaFX, it comes from a project called F3 (Form Follows Function). I was lucky enough to reserve a spot at one of those talks, and I’m glad because I’m sure it’s going to get filled up pretty soon after this has been officially announced.
Things I would like to see addressed:
- What support is there for media (JMF is old and crusty)? If there’s anything new, can we take advantage of it on regular Java SE apps?
- Does this include a smaller client footprint? (stripped down JVM?)
- Is this project seen as a replacement of Applet technology?
- Would it be possible to create JavaFX apps with Java?
- F3 introduces it’s own scripting language ,would it be possible to easily interact with existing Java code?
- Tool support. If I’m creating an animation, will there be visual editors (a timeline?) for an artist to compose the app?
Questions, questions, questions …
Update 1: JavaFX site open now!
There’s even an Netbeans plugin available (downloading now …)
Filed under: Java, User Interface on May 8th, 2007
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