Java 8 aims to push JavaFX to the forefront of mobile and embedded development, with upgraded UI controls, an embedded graphics stack, and 3D graphics capabilities, but many developers and ...

The Java Platform Module System was put in place with the release of Java SE 9, leading the way to decouple JavaFX from the JDK and make it available as a separate module, Oracle says.

Java GUI Development: Reintroducing MVC Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm is an intuitive and widely accepted strategy in UI design, be it web or rich client. In fact it is so well established as a ...

JavaFX was an important part of Sun's strategy for fighting back and restoring Java's client-side relevance, but it was poorly communicated and weakly executed.

It runs alongside Java 11, which is currently available as a release candidate, but will be generally available next week. JavaFX 11 also can run on the OpenJDK version of Java 10.

The rich client technology has devotees, but analysts doubt its viability as the RIA space loses ground to mobile apps JavaFX, the Java-based rich client platform introduced by Sun Microsystems in ...