BioTech Developer
Hi all,
I'm getting a LOT of work done in JavaFX. Much more quickly than in SWING.
Its like the press thinks the only thing I need JavaFX for is to add bling
to webpages.
As if.
I need a lot more than that.
The constant comparison of JavaFX to FLASH is all obsession
and little substance. It seems to be a rut that tech reporters
just fall into when talking about JavaFX. Flash does a very good
job at adding bling to webpages. It is quick and easy. But the
depth isn't there. Nor is it cheap.
I added up all the costs that Adobe charges if
you want to be a full fledged Flash developer. I was up
to $THOUSANDs OF US$ when I added up all the charges
for Adobe stuff.
Adobe Acrobat 9 PRO $ 699.00
Adobe Flex Builder $ 699.00
Adobe Flash Pro $ 699.00
Adobe Illustrator $ 599.00
Adobe AfterEffects $ 999.00
Adobe DreamWeaver $ 399.00
Adobe Audition $ 399.00
Adobe Cold Fusion $1,299.00 or $7,424.00 for the Enterprise
Adobe Captivate4 $ 799.00
Adobe Authorware 7 $2,969.00
...
and there is more $$$ for all sorts of extra specialized tools...
AIR and FLEX are new technologies trying to be a JVM. Adobe is adding
capabilities, then rethinking and starting over with new versions
I understand. They've got a ways to go with those.
If you look at the FLASH posts in that community you'll see that they
have a LOT of technical problems to overcome. Just as there are
with JavaFX. For example Flash 'tricks' need to be employed to do simple
things like play mp3 loops without gaps in the sound.
I really do think that you CANNOT develop an app that will run well on
a phone and on a device with a bigger screen. It just isn't possible
without completely rethinking the app. There is just too much of a
difference between a 3" screen and a 10+" screen. The best that can be
done is that you use the same language and tools to develop two differnet
programs.
The programs that I want to write cannot be done with Flash. I least I don't
know how to do them. And they are difficult to do with Swing. But are easy
and fun to do with JavaFX.
I do have high hopes that soon JavaFX will have a quick start up time from
browsers time and a solid and reliable web deployment using any browser.
I'm expecting this will be possible by the end of the year.
Kicking JavaFX is like kicking a really promising puppy.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
