Tuesday, December 20, 2011

JavaFX now shipping as part of SDK but it's not truly cross platform???

This is good but what the heck, the system requirements are still windows? I mean something shouldn't go into the JDK until it is truly cross platform. I can't make up my mind about whether to be excited about JavaFX or not. There have been so many disappointments with Java GUI technology. And HTML5 is certainly sweeping the land. But if Java shops could crank out rich interfaces using nothing but their Java skills then it would be a big win even if it mainly is used in intra-company apps.

I saw this on Adam Bien's blog
http://www.adam-bien.com/roller/abien/entry/java_fx_2_8230_comes

The JDK release notes
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/7u2-relnotes-1394228.html

JavaFX system requirements
http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2.0/system_requirements/jfxpub-system_requirements.htm

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