Tomás Müller talks JavaFX with Student Views and Reviews
Tomás Augusto Müller is a 22-year-old student from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil who is studying Computer Science at Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). Tomás is a Sun-certified Java developer who began researching JavaFX in February, and won an honorable mention in the recent JavaFX Coding Challenge. Tomás has studied JavaFX independently, beginning with the JavaFX plugin that came with NetBeans 6.5. Tomás pointed to a number of Web sites that helped him better understand JavaFX and noted that “knowing Java language, with this set of sites and with the help of the JavaFX plugin for NetBeans, language learning has become possible and relatively fast.”
When asked about the new JavaFX 1.2 release, Tomás said it “can be considered a big step forward on the platform.” Among the changes he found most helpful “are those related to the construction of graphical interfaces, including the new layouts, new components, and components for building graphs.” When asked what feature he would add to JavaFX right now Tomás said: “More visual elements...effects, components, 3D components, components ready to use in mobile devices.”
When asked what he liked the most about JavaFX Tomás said “I like the easy learning and the ability to reuse existing Java Code.” According to Tomás, the reuse of Java code “without additional difficulties,” is one of the biggest difference between JavaFX and other RIA development programs. In addition, Tomás stated: “Its syntax is simple, and the language offers great features. It facilitates integrations with various frameworks and other dynamic languages.”
Looking to the future, Tomás believes the JavaFX Authoring Tool “will be determinant to the success of JavaFX.” He said with the tool enabling the quick and easy building of interfaces while simplifying the use of platform functionalities, “I have no doubt that JavaFX will be a strong competitor among other RIAs.”
To read more of Tomás's interview in English, click here. To read it in Brazilian Portuguese, click here.
