I totally agree with you. They could make JavaFx a general purpose programming language - it has all the elements of a java.next. Scala looks like a brilliant language but I suspect that java programmers looking for refuge would better identify with JavaFx. I have no idea why Sun didn't position JavaFx that way to begin with.
On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:58 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > if only Oracle would reposition JavaFX as a full Java language > replacement. it's a really nice language. Needs a few more features > (like reg ex liternals, optional dynamic typing, etc) and it would be > a great general purpose lang. > > On Sep 9, 12:42 am, Jan Goyvaerts <[email protected]> wrote: > > Alas... But JavaFX is such a great language: closures, traits, > > multiple-inheritance, simplified coding... has it all ! > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 08:30, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On 9 Sep., 01:01, RogerV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > So it will essentially be about another 2 years before closures in > > > > Java sees the light of day > > > > > Who would have thought that the iPhone gets closures two years before > > > Java does (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > > > Closure_(computer_science)#Objective-C_2.0)... JDK 7 really is the > > > "Duke Nukem Forever" of JDKs. > > > > > This may also be the final nail in the JavaFX coffin. I remember > > > hearing that JavaFX really needs Java modularity for quick start-up > > > time on the desktop and in mobile to compete effectively against > > > Flash. JavaFX is already nowhere to be seen in mobile, and on the > > > desktop it will now lag behind Flash/Flex/AIR for another two years. > > > By then, I think most developer attention will be on smartphones, > > > tables and HTML 5, not JavaFX (nor Flash or Silverlight). > > > > > -- > > > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > <javaposse%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups .com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- 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.
