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I’ve seen a lot of movement in FX lately but lesser and lesser desktop apps coming out for Java specifically after electron apps picked up. Who here plans to us
by maxpert 4y ago
I’ve seen a lot of movement in FX lately but lesser and lesser desktop apps coming out for Java specifically after electron apps picked up. Who here plans to use Java for their next consumer desktop app?
- grandinj 4y agoNot strictly consumer, rather a niche space, but we're still shipping Swing based apps, and our customers neither know what the UI toolkit is, nor do they care.
- hackarama 4y agoWe've been using JavaFX for some internal tools, and the user base is generally fairly pleased. There are even libraries out there that handle automatic updates and the like. I would definitely continue to use JavaFX for trivial desktop applications that do one job and need to do it well.
- seanalltogether 4y agoFor better or worse, Sun and Oracle never really pushed hard for standalone java based executables that you could install like a typical native app. And I think that stigma continues to stick to them even though bundling appears to be easier these days. Electrons only goal is to provide a path for native app deployment so many probably feel its a safer bet.
- ludovicianul 4y agoI'm currently writing a Java desktop app. I thought about using electron and others, but outside Qt, which seems like the "best framework", there isn't something without tradeoffs. Starting with JavaFX was quite simple (having a Java background helps). What I miss is the level documentation that you can typically find for Java.
- kaba0 4y agoWell, Qt’s tradeoff is that it is C++ and python-only.
- tealpod 4y agohttps://tealpod.com/compressor/ https://tealpod.com/compressor/ for Mac OS is made with JavaFX. Windows version is developed on .NET MFC.