Recently I've run into clients with Oracle Forms and Reports type applications running as applets on really old browsers. There really doesn't seem to be a good migration path for those people (ADF is too complicated, APEX seems to be doing well but isn't an easy migration) so maybe JavaFX based applets/applications for all those Forms and Reports people out there would be a good and relatively easy migration path. There's more of that type of stuff out there than you would think. Just an idea of where I think Oracle might care about the desktop.
Lloyd On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 12:21 PM, CKoerner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Someone said this to me yesterday during lunch. At first I was like > 'Don't think so' but upon quiet reflection I have to say I think there > is some merit in this, even if its a bit over-reaching. I see little > benefit in writing a desktop app in Java anymore. > > But then I think of Eclipse/Netbeans and I wonder. Could you write > those in say, Javascript w/Canvas (thinking Bespin), dash of platform > specific C++ for bottlenecks? Or maybe in Adobe Air? It seems like > those apps are best suited for Java Desktop, but are they really? Is > cross-platform better served in other technology/languages? Ruby? > > What does the future really hold for Java on the desktop? A rebirth, a > slow death, ??? > > > Thoughts? > > -- > 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.
