Great idea, there's a site that does the same for NetBeans Platform Apps: https://platform.netbeans.org/screenshots.html
I can tell from my own experience that it helps a lot in discussions with customers to show them that NASA, NATO, Boeing, UNO, US Army, and many others are building on top of NB Platform. From the maintainer of this site, I know there's a lot of work involved though, and you have to be very active in identifying users, and reaching out to them. It's definitely not sufficient to wait for users to submit their applications. Sometimes it can take a couple of years from first contact to a screenshot. That said it's absolutely worth it, and I would volunteer to help in any way I can. Toni -- Anton Epple Am 28.07.2013 um 02:38 schrieb Jonathan Giles <jonathan.gi...@oracle.com>: > This is something that Jasper actually brought up just this morning with > Richard and I (wrt fxexperience hosting it). I suspect we may get something > underway in the coming weeks. Of course, it depends on the community getting > in touch with us and letting us talk about them - so much of the JavaFX world > is behind corporate firewalls, where talking about your work is generally > frowned upon. In any case, for those of you that can talk about your work, > please email one of us off-list. > -- Jonathan > Sent from a touch device. Please excuse my brevity. > > "John C. Turnbull" <ozem...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >> +1 >> >> Such a site could be very useful. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: openjfx-dev-boun...@openjdk.java.net >> [mailto:openjfx-dev-boun...@openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Daniel >> Zwolenski >> Sent: Sunday, 28 July 2013 09:56 >> To: Pedro Duque Vieira >> Cc: OpenJFX Mailing List >> Subject: JavaFX Sightings (forked from Re: Can JavaFX do CAD?) >> >> The idea of a JFX Sightings page (in the tradition of the Swing >> Sightings >> page) has been raised before and I think is a good one. >> >> It deserves it's own page though, that technet section isn't up to it >> in my >> opinion. >> >> Personally I think this would be great under the fxexperience site as >> it >> partners nicely with the links of the week? >> >> >> >> On 28/07/2013, at 4:17 AM, Pedro Duque Vieira >> <pedro.duquevie...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I have an Swing/JavaFX app, the site is: http://modellus.co >>> >>> How can I get it to be on that real world usecases section? Or does >> it >>> not have the necessary requirements to be in it? >>> >>> Thanks, best regards, >>> >>> @John: On the JavaFx community site they have a section with >>> references to >>>> real world usecases. >>>> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javafx/community/index.html >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 1:40 AM, John C. Turnbull >>>> <ozem...@ozemail.com.au >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Like Daniel said, none of what we say is in any way a criticism of >>>>> the JavaFX development team who, in my view and that of the entire >>>>> community, are doing an awesome job. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For mine, all the shortcomings of JavaFX (perceived or actual) can >>>>> be >>>> blown >>>>> away if I could just demonstrate what JavaFX is really capable of. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We have Ensemble from Oracle and also Ensemble from JFXtras (whose >>>>> demo incidentally doesn't run since Java 7 Update 21). With Oracle >> >>>>> Ensemble >>>> we >>>>> can see that JavaFX has quite a nice set of basic controls and that >> >>>>> it at least supports very simple animations. With JFXtras Ensemble >> >>>>> we can see that very nice controls are possible but unfortunately >>>>> many of these are >>>> of >>>>> a rather "whimsical" nature and not the kind of control you would >>>>> use in everyday business apps. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> What else is there? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Of course we have rock stars like Gerrit Grunwald who frequently >>>>> post awesome controls and code snippets but we really need >> something >>>>> that >>>> brings >>>>> it altogether in a kick-arse showcase. Preferably a whole suite of >>>> killer >>>>> apps that highlights everything JavaFX is capable of. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yes, that would require a lot of effort but IMHO it is absolutely >>>>> worth >>>> it. >>>>> Without it, people like me really struggle to sell JavaFX or even >>>>> get a handle on its true potential. I can promise people that more >> >>>>> advanced things are "possible" but given that they write the >>>>> cheques, they need to see it for themselves. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> And how about a website of JavaFX reference sites? There must be >>>>> big companies out there using it right? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> In the end it doesn't matter if I personally see enormous potential >> >>>>> for JavaFX if I cannot convince others to see what I see. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -jct >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> From: Daniel Zwolenski [mailto:zon...@gmail.com] >>>>> Sent: Saturday, 27 July 2013 09:12 >>>>> To: John C. Turnbull >>>>> Cc: Richard Bair; openjfx-dev@openjdk.java.net >>>>> Subject: Re: Can JavaFX do CAD? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> +1 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've failed to convince multiple clients that they should use JFX >>>>> because of >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> a) lack of examples of what it can really do, and how to make it do >> >>>>> that (e.g. in enterprise space we have >>>>> http://static.springsource.org/docs/petclinic.html) >>>>> >>>>> b) lack of any big or notable players out there actually using it, >>>>> or at least publicly saying they are using it >>>>> >>>>> c) the deployment hassles vs the ease of html app deployment and >> the >>>>> true cross-platform-ness of html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> After actually getting one client to trust me on it and use it on a >> >>>>> real, commercial app (startup), I hit problems with performance >>>>> (broad interpretation of the term, not 'framerate'), crippling >>>>> deployment and >>>> auto >>>>> updating issues, missing basic features (e.g. maximise button, >>>>> coming in >>>>> 2014 I believe?), unpredictability of CSS styling, and a lack of >>>>> best practices for things like how to do CAD-like diagrams (not so >>>>> much render performance but zooming, panning, mouse input, >> layering, >> dragging, etc). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Like John, I've been guilty of letting my frustration show in these >>>> forums. >>>>> Like John, it's because I want so badly for JavaFX to be the >>>>> platform I develop on, it has the potential to be awesome, but >>>>> things (that seem obvious and small to me) completely stop it from >>>>> being usable in a real world situation for me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It's not that we think the JFX team aren't slogging their guts out, >>>> clearly >>>>> you are. It's just that in some key areas, there are small-ish >>>>> blocks >>>> that >>>>> stop the whole rocket from launching. To then see a whole lot of >>>>> effort >>>> be >>>>> poured into things like binary CSS/FXML compilation, Pi platform >>>>> support (that's more important than iOS/Android, really?), web >>>>> deployment >>>> patches, >>>>> or even 3D (as cool as that is), just knocks me about. Obviously >>>>> your priorities are coming from somewhere different to ours, but >> the >>>>> way you prioritise is unfathomable to me and that definitely adds >> to >>>>> the frustration. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At this stage, I am not suggesting my clients use JFX (I actively >>>>> discourage them from it, in their interest). Mobile is the area >> that >>>>> has the >>>> potential >>>>> to bring JFX back into usable for me as it can compete easier with >>>>> the current technologies (which are all crap). Maybe if that ends >> up >>>>> working >>>> (a >>>>> long, long road to go on that and very much an 'if') then it will >>>>> seep >>>> back >>>>> into the desktop for me, but at a minimum the desktop deployment >>>>> options will need to be improved before that's even a possibility. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I've come to accept that I am not in the primary target audience >> for >>>>> JavaFX, maybe a secondary target. I don't understand who the >> primary >>>>> target is though, and knowing/accepting doesn't make it any less >>>>> frustrating. I >>>> keep >>>>> involved in the hope that I might get a usable platform somewhere >>>>> along >>>> the >>>>> way but it's more of a hope than a belief. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> So nothing really new above, but just adding my voice to John's. >>>>> JavaFX >>>> is >>>>> definitely not production ready for me, my clients and the types of >> >>>>> apps >>>> I >>>>> build (e.g. consumer facing online systems, enterprise/backoffice >>>> systems, >>>>> form/data systems, diagramming systems). One day I hope it will be, >> >>>>> but it's moving extremely slowly or not at all in the areas that >>>>> would make it so for me. Meanwhile the competitors (primarily >>>>> JavaScript based solutions) are improving rapidly in the areas >> where >>>>> they have traditionally been weak. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 8:30 AM, John C. Turnbull < >>>> ozem...@ozemail.com.au >>>>> <mailto:ozem...@ozemail.com.au> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Richard, >>>>> >>>>> I have to stop posting late at night, that one came across as >> really >>>> ANGRY! >>>>> >>>>> It's not anger, it's passion... and frustration. >>>>> >>>>> I am frustrated because I spend much of my day trying to convince >> my >>>>> employer that we should be using JavaFX. They ask me questions >> like: >>>>> >>>>> "What happens if Oracle abandons JavaFX just like Sun did with JMF, >>>> Java3D, >>>>> JOGL etc. ?" >>>>> >>>>> I say: >>>>> >>>>> "This is Oracle, not Sun." >>>>> >>>>> They say: >>>>> >>>>> "Can you show me what JavaFX can do? There must be examples out >>>>> there right?" >>>>> >>>>> And I say: >>>>> >>>>> "Sure, here's Ensemble." >>>>> >>>>> They say: >>>>> >>>>> "OK, so it has a nice set of basic controls and can do simple >>>>> animations but what about more complex things like Flash?" >>>>> >>>>> ...hence the dancing cat reference. >>>>> >>>>> It's not that my employer *needs* dancing cats, it's just that they >> >>>>> need >>>> to >>>>> see that there is more to JavaFX than red circle transitions. I >>>>> can't >>>> even >>>>> prove to them that JavaFX is capable of dancing cats. They don't >>>>> have >>>> the >>>>> resources to fund me to develop something more sophisticated but >>>>> they >>>> tell >>>>> me that if JavaFX truly was a "mature" technology (like I tell >> them) >>>>> then where are all the examples? >>>>> >>>>> I am finding it difficult to convince them that JavaFX is >> production >>>> ready >>>>> and is not still in "experimental" mode because I am unable to >>>> demonstrate >>>>> its true capabilities or refer them to many examples of people (and >> >>>>> I >>>> mean >>>>> big companies) actually using it. >>>>> >>>>> The main concerns of my employer and I think many companies in a >>>>> similar situation is that JavaFX won't survive long term and that >> it >>>>> is only >>>> really >>>>> suitable for form based applications. Then of course there is the >>>>> whole >>>>> "HTML5 runs on all platforms" argument but that's another story... >>>>> >>>>> So this is why I think it's imperative that Oracle invests in >>>>> developing >>>> a >>>>> true showcase application for JavaFX. Something that non-technical >>>> people >>>>> (like managers who make decisions about where the money goes) can >>>>> look at it and go "wow!". >>>>> >>>>> I am just not getting my managers to go "wow" at what I can show >>>>> them >>>> with >>>>> JavaFX at the moment. >>>>> >>>>> Every comment or apparent criticism I post about JavaFX is from the >> >>>>> perspective that I am trying to deal with real-world problems and >>>>> people who require proof (such as demos, reference sites etc.) and >>>>> not because I myself think JavaFX is not up to scratch. >>>>> >>>>> It's quite the opposite actually. >>>>> >>>>> I am a very, very strong believer and supporter of JavaFX and have >>>>> many reasons both personal and professional as to why I want it to >>>>> be a >>>> massive >>>>> success. As I have said before, there are plenty of people who >>>>> praise JavaFX and tend to avoid the very real issues that are >>>>> restricting its adoption. I just think we have to face these >> issues >>>>> head on if we are to compete in what is a very cut-throat industry. >>>>> >>>>> -jct >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Richard Bair [mailto:richard.b...@oracle.com >>>>> <mailto:richard.b...@oracle.com> ] >>>>> Sent: Saturday, 27 July 2013 01:40 >>>>> To: John C. Turnbull >>>>> Cc: 'Daniel Zwolenski'; openjfx-dev@openjdk.java.net >>>>> <mailto:openjfx-dev@openjdk.java.net> >>>>> Subject: Re: Can JavaFX do CAD? >>>>> >>>>>> For Flash, there are literally millions of examples of >>>>>> fancy/complex/impressive graphics and animations out there that >> can >>>>>> be really impressive at times. I have not seen ONE such example >> in >>>> JavaFX! >>>>> >>>>> Point to one? >>>>> >>>>> Have you seen any of the JavaOne examples? The movie wall or movies >> >>>>> on a stack of 3D cubes was pretty good. But I guess you're not >>>>> interested in >>>> the >>>>> 3D aspect? What is it you are looking for exactly? Different people >> >>>>> (on this >>>>> list) have had different perceptions on both (a) what's important >>>>> and (b) what kind of graphics they're interested in. Most people >>>>> would deride the dancing cat as being totally irrelevant to the >>>>> types of applications they're trying to build (the basis for much >> of >>>>> flash animations is shape >>>> morphing, >>>>> you can find some code here >> https://gist.github.com/gontard/5029764). >>>>> >>>>> On the other hand, JavaFX is not a replacement for OpenGL. Drawing >>>>> 25 million lines is just not something we can do right now, >>>>> especially in a resource constrained environment. I've already >>>>> commented on the memory overhead (which would continue to be an >>>>> issue even if the drawing part of the problem were solved). >>>>> >>>>> I've pushed to graphics repo the StretchyGrid, which is about 300k >>>>> line nodes (the actual amount is variable, see the javadoc >>>>> comments). At 300k nodes the scene graph overhead is negligible on >>>>> the FX side, dirty opts >>>> is >>>>> taking a long time to run, and painting is really slow. >>>>> >>>>> PULSE: 347 [122ms:222ms] >>>>> T12 (8 +0ms): CSS Pass >>>>> T12 (8 +0ms): Layout Pass >>>>> T12 (47 +53ms): Waiting for previous rendering >>>>> T12 (100 +1ms): Copy state to render graph >>>>> T10 (101 +16ms): Dirty Opts Computed >>>>> T10 (117 +105ms): Painted >>>>> Counters: >>>>> Nodes rendered: 306565 >>>>> Nodes visited during render: 306565 >>>>> >>>>> If I were doing this by hand in open GL, I think the drawing would >>>>> be essentially free, if I used LINES with GL anti-aliasing, I could >> >>>>> send 'em all down to the card in a single shot (and if I had a >>>>> modern GL I could >>>> do >>>>> LINES + FXAA or one of the other per-pixel AA algorithms available >>>>> and it would turn out pretty nice). Because our shapes don't >>>>> implement the >>>> non-AA >>>>> path, and our AA involves software rasterization and uploading of >>>> pixels, I >>>>> expect that to be the main source of the 105ms time being spent >> here. >>>>> >>>>> Also I noticed (by turning on prism.showdirty=true) that the entire >> >>>>> grid >>>> is >>>>> being painted every time, even though visually it looks like only a >> >>>>> small subset actually needs to be changed. But that's really a >> minor >>>>> thing, as >>>> I >>>>> said, drawing this many lines should basically be free if I >>>>> configure "smooth" to false in the app. Except that right now it is >> >>>>> totally not implemented (in NGShape): >>>>> >>>>> public void setAntialiased(boolean aa) { >>>>> // We don't support aliased shapes at this time >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> The point of stretchy grid is not to say "wow look at this amazing >> demo". >>>>> The point is to say "what happens if I put in 300K nodes. Where >> does >>>>> the system start to fall over?". >>>>> >>>>> Richard= >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Pedro Duque Vieira
