Reviews Interactive recently talked with Jonathan Giles, a JavaFX evangelist and software engineer from New Zealand who primarily builds enterprise applications and specializes in user interface/user experience development. Jonathan is a huge fan of Java, and is well-known among Java developers for publishing his 'Java desktop links of the week' on his blog. Jonathan, as a developer of enterprise software, approaches JavaFX with a different perspective, and looks to see the program utilized in various enterprise applications in the form of controls such as buttons, lists, menubars, tables, and trees.
Jonathan is a relatively new developer in the JavaFX environment, and only recently began working with the program after winning a trip to JavaOne in the “Dude, where's my pass?” contest. Jonathan reported that at JavaOne he was “brainwashed” by members of the JavaFX team when they showed him the work that had been done on controls. He stated: “I was pleasantly surprised and for the first time saw huge potential in JavaFX to be a player in the enterprise software arena, as well as in other areas...such as RIA.”
Read more of Jonathan's interview and listen to him talk JavaFX with Chhandomay Mandal here in Reviews Interactive.