Student developer talks JavaFX
Student Views and Reviews recently conducted an e-mail interview with Abhishek Munie, a “long-time” user of the JavaFX programming language. Abhishek has been working with JavaFX since the 1.0 release in December 2008. Abhishek reported that he utilized the learning resources and samples available on JavaFX.com to learn the program. He made regular, steady progress in learning the language and was able to develop and submit a complete application for the JavaFX Coding Challenge which he said “was a great experience.”
While Abhishek said he is still exploring the new features in JavaFX 1.2, he reported that his favorite new tools are the javafx.scene.chart and javafx.scene.control. He also said “screen and javafx.util.math class has made my work easy, but I expected more features to be available in class javafx.stage.” When asked what he would like to add to JavaFX right now Abhishek said, “I would like to improve the way a JavaFX application is deployed and run, and make it faster.”
Abhishek said what he likes most about JavaFX is that “it gives the power of Java with easy-to-create good-looking and user-friendly applications.” He pointed out that features such as the timeline and effects give a developer the ability “to easily combine many things within a custom node, which makes it easy to develop a good looking and powerful application, within no time.”
Looking to the future, Abhishek says “the future of programming language is JavaFX, but it has a long way to go.” He acknowledges that the world has already “seen the power of Java-powered mobile apps” and said that he believes “there is no doubt that JavaFX will bring a revolution,” largely because of its ability to easily be deployed on a variety of devices.
Read more of Abhishek's interview here.
