PLATFORM A new platform that wants to be a new standard JavaFX
JavaFX team Group in no specific order Mattias Deparcq (Belgium) Peter Krammer (Austria) Ludovic Schelfaut (Belgium) Rafal Jasiak (Poland) Paulo Duarte (Portugal) Filip West ( Finland ) © artesis 2008 | 4
Main topics 1. Introduction 2. Platform 3. Software development 4. Overall evaluation © artesis 2008 | 5
1. Introduction What is JavaFX? Rich Internet Applications JavaFX Script Brief History © artesis 2008 | 6
1. Introduction javaFX Competitors Flash Lite / Adobe Silverlight / Microsoft © artesis 2008 | 7
1. Introduction New kind of developers Building a simple media player application in Java takes 100 lines of code but JavaFX Script can do it in 20 or 30. Eric Klein, Sun's vice president of Java marketing © artesis 2008 | 8
2. Platform 2.1 Hardware © artesis 2008 | 9
2.2 Operating System(s) JavaFX applications will run on any desktop and browser that runs the Java Runtime Environment and easily integrates with Java ME, opening up the door to billions of mobile phones and other connected devices! Independent application platform, built on Java Android Windows Mobile proprietary real-time operating systems 2. Platform © artesis 2008 | 10 “Java FX is an expressive rich client platform for creating and delivering rich Internet experiences across all the screens of your life.”
2. Platform 2.3 Network Connectivity © artesis 2008 | 11
2. Platform 2.4 Security Unsigned application Selfsigned application Signed application Unsigned application with signed JAR © artesis 2008 | 12
2. Platform 2.5 Performance The (unoffical) bubblemark scores are as following: JavaFx/Vectors: 20 fps, 50% CPU Flash/Flex: 21fps, 83% CPU Silverlight/CLR: 40fps, 82% CPU Flash/cacheAsBitmap: 64fps, 58% CPU Java/Swing (optimized): 163fps, 50% CPU Java/PulpCore: 200fps, 50% CPU © artesis 2008 | 13
2. Platform 2.5 Performance The performance of javaFX is rather slow at the moment when compared to its competitors, but in speed-critical portions off the program ordinary java code can be used to speed up the program. Here are some general tips to speed up your javafx code. 1. Avoid unnecessary bindings 2. Keep the scenegraph as small as possible 3. Use simple shapes instead of images 4. Use small images instead of complex shapes © artesis 2008 | 14
2. Platform 2.6 Future possibilities Sun has reveled their roadmap as following: ̵ 12/04/ JavaFX SDK 1.0 w/ beta Mobile ̵ 02/12/2009- JavaFX w/ final Mobile ̵ JavaOne 09 - JavaFX Next bèta ̵ JavaOne 09 - Java 7 bèta ̵ Before final Java FX Next & Java7 One can only hope that more devices will be supported in the future © artesis 2008 | 15
3. Software development 3.1 Development requirements only available for Mac and Windows Systems not for Linux or Solaris workaround for Linux © artesis 2008 | 16
3. Software development 3.2 IDE and Tools Netbeans with the JavaFX Plugin (official) Eclipse with an JavaFX Plugin (community made) JavaFX Pad Plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator Tools to convert SVG graphics into JavaFX Script code © artesis 2008 | 17
3. Software development 3.3 Programming Language(s) JavaFX Script simple declarative language easy-to-learn unique data binding feature fully object-oriented © artesis 2008 | 18
4. Overall Evaluation 4.1 Advantages Common profile. Drag-to-Install. Integrating graphics Full integration into Webpages Simple and declarative Syntax Binding © artesis 2008 | 19
4. Overall Evaluation 4.2 Limitations Slow No (official) Linux/Unix SDK © artesis 2008 | 20
4. Overall Evaluation 4.3 Conclusion Great potential One-stop-shop expressive content design and development platform for all screens Broadest access to mobile device capabilities Broadest market reach Broadest access to mobile device capabilities Lower implementation cost Designer-developer workflow Break free from the browser © artesis 2008 | 21
4. Overall Evaluation 4.3 Conclusion Still some work Language is not yet stable. Competition ActionScript Silverlight Needs more developpers © artesis 2008 | 22
Q & A Any questions?? © artesis 2008 | 23