The state of JavaFX framework, libraries and projects (#9)

JavaFX was introduced by Sun Microsystems in May 2007 and provides a platform for desktop, mobile, and embedded systems built on Java. Let's talk about the JavaFX framework itself, but also about the libraries and applications that are built with it.

Guests
• Pedro Duque Vieira (@p_duke (twitter.com/P_Duke))
• Sean Phillips (@seanmiphillips (twitter.com/SeanMiPhillips))
• Johan Vos (@johanvos@mastodon.social (mastodon.social/@johanvos), @johanvos (twitter.com/johanvos))
• Gail Anderson (@gail_asgteach (twitter.com/gail_asgteach))
• Dirk Lemmermann (@dlemmermann (twitter.com/dlemmermann))
Podcast host
• Frank Delporte (@frankdelporte@foojay.social (foojay.social/@frankdelporte), @frankdelporte (twitter.com/frankdelporte))
Content
• 00'00 Intro and music
• 00'16 About the topic of this podcast
• 00'57 Introduction of guests and host
• 05'30 State of JavaFX/OpenJFX project
• 09'40 6-month release cycle of JavaFX (= Java)
• 11'52 Comparing JavaFX with Swing
• 14'12 Different Java UI libraries
• 14'52 Blog posts on Foojay• foojay.io/today/author/gail-anderson

• 17'34 CAD application by Petro• foojay.io/today/creating-cad-applications-with…

• 18'42 Applications by Dirk
• 19'43 jfx-central.com, a showcase for JavaFX
• 24'46 JavaFX in the browser• gluonhq.com/developer-preview-for-javafx-insid…
• github.com/jtulach/bck2brwsr
• webfx.dev
• jpro.one
• gluonhq.com/products/cloudlink

• 27'01 Java is considered to be a server-only language, while no big company is pushing JavaFX
• 30'14 Libraries by Pedro• jfx-central.com/people/p.vieira
• foojay.io/today/new-java-javafx-library-fxskin…

• 32'52 The many available JavaFX libraries• jfx-central.com/libraries

• 35'34 Mobile development with JavaFX• start.gluon.io
• github.com/gluonhq/substrate

• 39'05 JavaFX versus JavaScript frameworks
• 41'12 Introduction Sean
• 42'16 Trinity application• foojay.io/today/visualizing-brain-computer-int…

• 47'20 Sean thanks guests and community
• 48'50 Pedro and Dirk about their libraries used in applications• twitter.com/potus/status/1422282055715594245

• 51'42 JavaFX developers are working hard on amazing stuff and don't have time to promote their work
• 56'00 Oracle announced they will distribute builds of JavaFX
• 57'19 Next versions of JavaFX
• 59'05 Conclusion