Well, when I read the blog below from Oracle's Donald Smith, in charge of all Java things, Swing isn't even mentioned, i.e., it is all about JavaFX:
https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/the-future-of-javafx-and-other-java-client-roadmap-updates That means for AWT and Swing, everything is as it always has been, i.e., the status quo continues, which is fine, and then read the official PDF announcement... http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/javaclientroadmapupdate2018mar-4414431.pdf ...which ends with these words: "Oracle will continue developing Swing and AWT in Java SE 8 and Java SE 11 (18.9 LTS). This means they will be supported by Oracle through at least 2026." I really wouldn't be worried at all about something that will be supported "through at least 2026". Gj On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 6:06 PM, Matthias Bläsing <mblaes...@doppel-helix.eu > wrote: > Hey, > > Am Montag, den 12.03.2018, 16:59 +0100 schrieb Jaroslav Tulach: > > > "Oracle has begun conversations with interested parties in the Java > > > ecosystem on the stewardship of JavaFX, Swing and AWT beyond the > > > above > > > > > > referenced timeframes." > > > > > > > > > > Forget about AWT, Swing and JavaFX - the future is HTML. In case you > > still > > care about Java, then your future should be Apache HTML/Java API! > > Funfact: Without JavaFX you don't have a HTML5 renderer in the core > JDK. So the only thing that could run your HTML/Java API is removed by > Oracle. > > BTW: Swing was declared dead as often as Java itself. And just wonder > it is still here. > > If this path is followed, I'll reconsider the IDE that is build on-top > of SWT. > > Greetings > > Matthias > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
