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by jeffreportmill1 4y ago
I'm interested in J2CL, but surprised by the sparse implementation of the JRE. I currently use TeaVM and CheerpJ which have both managed a much more complete JRE implementation despite less backing. I don't have the resources to h
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by jeffreportmill1 4y ago
SnapKit does support Retina/HiDPI, but most of the demos assume a larger default screen. The look is a little dated, much of it due to the gray backgrounds. It just needs a couple months of work from someone with more aesthetic design
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by jeffreportmill1 4y ago
I use SnapKit to do Java desktop development which compiles easily to JavaScript using TeaVM. SnapKit is both modern and conventional, a good middle ground between Swing and JavaFX. But most importantly, it combines the traditional win of d
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by jeffreportmill1 4y ago
Possible alternate title: "People with early onset Alzheimer's frequently forget to get flu shots".
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Off topic, but man is that document hard to use as a reference. Ironically, I wish they would publish it as HTML broken down by chapter and section. (I have used that document a lot to write a custom PDF generator and parser in Java, using
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
No, ReportMill is 100% SnapKit, though inspired by Swing/JavaFX. You’re right though, I could use the touch of a graphic design pro. :-)
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Not an applet at all! Apps are easily compiled to JS, including needed runtime, so it’s running native. And only 1MB compressed.
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Thanks! It took me a long time to figure out I needed this - now I can’t live without it!
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
TeaVM compiles to JS and includes the basic JRE runtime. Still very lightweight!
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
It’s a huge priority, but I’d need help.
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Thanks! The ReportMill design app was the major driver of this.
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Thank you for that - that's why my promising career in graphics design went kaput. I'll hire a professional for version X. :-)
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Yes! TeaVM is an under appreciated absolute jewel! The big challenge was having to write most of a UI kit to basically abstract Swing. But there is a surprising symmetry between basic Swing+Java2D and HTML 5.
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
GitHub: https://github.com/reportmill/SnapKit Demos: https://www.reportmill.com/snaptea/
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Ask HN: Does Java need a modern Java UI toolkit for desktop/web?
120 points by jeffreportmill1 5y ago|175 comments
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Nice article! I remember being stunned by Google Maps when it came out, though I never made the connection that it changed what it meant to be a web app, helping displace Java (though it makes total sense now). I was equally distracted by F
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Interesting - thanks for the links! I suppose now I need a fully configured remote-server to use it with.
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Ask HN: Remote Unix CLI on local files?
6 points by jeffreportmill1 5y ago|3 comments
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
This is so nice - it solves the biggest problem of Java desktop deployment in a very elegant way! I have wasted so much time figuring out native app packaging and code signing (not to mention figuring it out on different platforms). I was a
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
I am working on a Java UI kit that works on both desktop and browser: Demos: https://www.reportmill.com/snaptea/ Repo: https://github.com/reportmill/SnapKit There is a lot of benefit to this - fas
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Thank you for sharing this. I am in my mid 50's and have done well in my software career, mostly as a solo artist, but I have never really achieved a good work-life balance (I have my wife to thank for any evidence to the contrary). I
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Many people think I'm a work-a-holic. My dirty little secret is that I'm actually very lazy (my wife knows :-). I can't say I have a good strategy, it's just that when I do get into a rare flow state (a few times a week)
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
I am a Tesla fan. We have a model Y - so much fun to drive, simple elegant design. I appreciate the tradeoff of the large central screen in place of conventional gauges and controls. It's nice to have the view surrounding the car and l
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Thank you for sharing your experience. I recently became a midwest developer myself having moved to Chicago 2 years ago and I've wondered about the lives of colleagues in this part of the country as we've explored a little of Wisc
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
Several years into my aerospace engineering degree (age 21) I realized I had little interest in my chosen discipline (I'm 54 now). I was spending much of my free time on the computer and when I started to flounder someone I loved and r
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by jeffreportmill1 5y ago
I am a bit of an introvert, even though I know from common sense and past experience that it is good to exercise the social muscle. Two years ago I got the idea that if I read out loud, it would be great practice for socializing. I have bee
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by jeffreportmill1 6y ago
I have had great experience bringing my desktop apps to the browser with TeaVM. The performance is great, the generated JS is small (usually about 1mb gzip for my midsized apps). I do have the benefit of a UI abstraction - my UI kit runs o
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Ask HN: Easy way to save files from web app to cloud?
1 points by jeffreportmill1 6y ago|0 comments
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by jeffreportmill1 7y ago
Please add an option for JRE in the browser - JRE compiled to JavaScript or WASM (like CheerpJ or TeaVM).
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by jeffreportmill1 7y ago
Very cool! A couple questions: Is Swing supported? Also, how does this compare to javapackager which has been shipping with the JDK since 1.6 (I think).

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