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It fell out of favor because all the Java apps people encountered in the desktop app space were slow.
by ptx 7y ago
It fell out of favor because all the Java apps people encountered in the desktop app space were slow.
- jayd16 7y agoI think it has much more to do with the fact that there isn't a really great desktop UI framework for Java. Electron is a slow memory hog and people tolerate that fine.
- vips7L 7y agoJavaFX is alright. Its just not what JS/webdevs are used to.
- nobleach 7y agoThe only Java deskop app I've used that doesn't feel bloated is Charles. It _still_ has that Swing "almost looks like OSX" look to it but otherwise, it's completely usable. I use IntelliJ nearly every day, and while it's insanely powerful, it feels so incredibly bloated. I'm running on a 6th gen Thinkpad X1C (Arch Linux), a 2017 Macbook Pro (both with 16G of RAM) and a brand new Ryzen 7 with 32G of Ram. It just isn't snappy. I've always wanted to write a JavaFX app and compare it across platforms. I've seen some really nice demos.
- jayd16 7y agoThe slowest part of IntelliJ is scanning the project. I much prefer Rider over VisualStudio though. It doesn't feel any slower to me despite being Java.