Very well said. What we are releasing on Thursday is the beginning of something, not the end. Something which I find is very exciting. I hope you will as well.
- j On Dec 2, 2008, at 6:36 PM, DAemon wrote: > > Uh, I just wanted to point out that JavaFX, even 'though it's being > released at a 1.0 is by no means a complete technology, nor is it a > mature technology. Several key parts of JavaFX, including the > much-touted 3D support, have yet to be included, because they weren't > stable enough to go into the 1.0. > > The fact that the Java APIs aren't finished isn't about spitting in > the face of existing developers, it's about getting a functional > version of JavaFX out there with the ability to grow and develop over > time. You can't get everything into a 1.0, otherwise you'd never > release. > > Personally, I'm really excited about JavaFX. I'm not a Swing > developer, I find the way it works too complex and powerful, and > always wind up shooting myself in the foot, and so I'm looking forward > to trying out a new way of doing UI design (and one that's much > friendlier to my graphic designer partner, as well). > > Just on a side note, this thread would be a lot easier to read (and > possibly more useful) if people kept on topic - sensible questions > about JavaFX - rather than being full of the developer equivalent of > 'omfg ur killin swing u dont care about all us java devs liek woah wtf > r u doin r u liek stoopid or sumfing?' > > Just throwing it out there. > > 2008/12/3 osbald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Are you serious? wasn't only a few weeks ago you guys were trying to >> tell us JavaFX != JavaFX Script and JavaFX was good for Swing too and >> was going to blow us away. Are you saying any discussion about how to >> leverage JavaFX goodies from Swing is off the table till the second >> half of next year (if then)? So much for dispelling the myths about >> CCD and not continuing to stonewall your existing Swing/Enterprise >> developers with lofty indifference. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
