correction: netscape => firefox
On Mar 29, 11:46 pm, Rakesh <[email protected]> wrote:
> My thoughts on javafx:
> - jnpl start: Web apps are supposed to run in web browser! More over
> they are supposed to co-exist with other stuff on the webpage, example
> javascript, html. While I like the concept of webstart for deploying
> desktop based applications through internet, I dont really buy the
> idea of calling a webstart based app as RIA. I would rather call it as
> desktop based swing app with a different skin!
> - New scripting language. Why? Why should I learn a new scripting
> language? I love java... and sun is asking me to write my code in
> something else? why? Who is sun targeting? Developers or designers? or
> both?? I am confused here... JavaFX Script is a big no no for me.
> - Its not cool enough! Java fx would had been cool if it was released
> in early swing days, not now. It is not smooth enough. It is not
> catchy enough. Compare it with Flash... it simply doesn't fly. Flash's
> main advantage is animation and vector graphics which is not captured
> properly by javafx.
>
> I can go on and on... The point here is that if sun is coming up with
> a client side tech(browser based or otherwise), it should 1. try to
> bring in something better in comparison to the competition and 2.
> Learn from its past mistakes(pushing applets and java run time in
> client machine).
>
> Disclaimer: I have not developed a real application from javafx. My
> knowledge is restricted to samples and demos provided by sun.
>
> I wonder why google-gwt team didnt register a jsr for gwt?
>
> Browser is getting faster and feature rich. Java should make browser
> work to its advantage. Sun's approach is isolation... it wants to get
> out of the browser into its own jvm to do things. Html 5 is so
> exciting. Imagine a swing based application rendering in HTML5 canvas!
> As I said earlier, Sun should think out of its jvm/jre mind set at
> least for client apps.
>
> Silverlight: Not much knowledge/experience in that area. I will go
> with flash instead of Silverlight any day(another discussion!)
>
> Finally: I think javascript and HTML5 is the future of Internet based
> applications. With that said, any technology that works in that
> direction is a good technology. gwt, gears, canvas, netscape browser
> itself, etc ... all are going fwd technologies
>
> RakeshWagh
> On Mar 29, 10:35 pm, Guy Rouillier <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Mar 29, 9:46 pm,Rakesh<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > oops, forgot to mention: javafx is such a wrong initiative and waste
> > > of time energy and resources in wrong direction!
>
> > Care to expand on why you think so? Why is JavaFX more a waste of
> > time than, say, Silverlight?
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