Tuesday, March 31, 2009

James Gosling' Podcast on JavaFX

Listen to the latest interview with creator of Java James Gosling, talking about JavaFX, multiple languages, Swing, Garbage First, Modularity, JDK 7.

Some highlights:
  • James' 2 currently favorite languages: Scala and JavaFX
  • James compared JavaFX to a functional language (such as Scala)
  • Power of JavaFX binding: constructing the data flow network
  • By design, Java appealed to C and C++ programmers. JavaFX does not have to.
  • James' PhD thesis was, in essence, about JavaFX binding construct--so James liked very much Chris Oliver' F3 language when he first saw it
  • It's really easy to embed Swing components into JavaFX, including coolest like NASA World Wind. There is nothing as complex as NASA World Wind in Flash.
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  1. While it is possible to mix and match JavaFX and Swing, I would not recommend it. You'll get yourself in trouble by building "gray" UIs. Next version of JavaFX, due later on this summer, will deliver a series of UI controls that will enable you to build advanced forms.

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