Like Kevin says I don't think this is a one or the other choice. I think we need to think about people who are just evaluating the platform or learning, and whether making them also have to learn about build tools is good.
I'd say part of the web's success is it shallow learning curve, and why languages that are technically inferior like javascript are some times preferred over technically superior languages. I'd argue we should also have an installer to make the process of evaluating/learning as easy as possible. We do need more javafx programmers/adopters. My 2 cents, -- Pedro Duque Vieira
