My advice, after spending the last few months chipping away at my twitter client in JavaFX 1.0 and 1.1 is wait until 1.2 and see what they come up with in terms of controls. I wouldn't build an enterprise app in it today, and I've been working with it for months in all my spare time.
There are rumors swirly around that JavaFX 1.2 is imminent, that it will contain controls, including perhaps a charting API and that they will be native and skinnable, People (partners) are also seemly getting drops of JavaFX 1.2 today, which is also apparently including performance improvements. It's about 4 weeks until Java One. I suggest you postpone your decision until then and get familiar with the basics in the meantime (like, buy a book). Plug (my twitter client, current version 0.30M) The dev version is here: http://herod.net/twitterfxdev/TwitterFX.jnlp On Apr 29, 1:50 am, IngoF <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm currently looking into JavaFX from the enterprise developer's > point of view and I'm also working on a little article on the subject. > > When looking at JavaFX script, it sure is impressive with build in > binding, properties and so on. > And the ease of making cool effects and animations happen really > knocked my socks off! > > However, when you play around with it becomes pretty as well, that it > lacks in terms Layout Management, more complex > Widgets, application lifecyle management and so on. > So what should be the advice for someone starting a project for a new > intranet application TODAY? > Use Swing, although you know it will die sooner or later? Write your > own widgets, a little framework around them and use MigLayout? > And then throw everything away when a new and more complete version of > JavaFX comes around? > Or maybe just wait for JavaFX 1.2 or whatever? > But when will it be out? I couldn't find a release schedule or > anything that hints at the next version on the official pages. > > Does anyone here know maybe? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
