Java Inventor: JavaFX for Mortals

[Jeff Martin]

Thanks, Dan! I keep thinking this is the best way to get a huge audience to take JavaFX for a spin. Since I'm laboring away in obscurity, the kind words help immensely (and I know we share similar visions :-).

If the average developer requires months of learning to appreciate JavaFX the way we do, we may not have enough runway to get off the ground. At NeXT (anyone remember it?), the ability to create an instant runnable prototype with Interface Builder was one of our most redeeming accomplishments (the other, of course, being Mac OS X :-). Javi with JavaFX takes it to a whole new level.

jeff


On Jul 22, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Daniel Zwolenski wrote:

> Hey Jeff,
> 
> I don't think anyone else has replied on this so I thought I would just jump in and say: very impressive!
> 
> You've sure covered a lot of ground there. I especially like the publish to Google App Engine feature - nice touch. 
> 
> I'll be interested to see what kind of uptake you get on this. 
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 1:43 AM, Jeff Martin <jeff at reportmill.com> wrote:
> Links were stripped out:
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> Java Inventor Gallery: http://www.reportmill.com/javi/gallery
> 
> and
> 
> JFX Flow: http://www.zenjava.com/jfx-flow
> Dex: http://www.javainc.com/projects/dex/Dex.html
> 
> 
> On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Jeff Martin wrote:
> 
> > It seems this forum has been open to technology previews before, like the very cool JFX Flow and Dex. So in that vein, I hope it's okay to point this group to another.
> >
> > Java Inventor is a free IDE for education to make Java and JavaFX available to a broader audience. I'm thrilled with JavaFX - it's a sophisticated framework for sophisticated developers. Javi (for short) is an app builder and framework that lets anyone build and deploy rich internet database apps in minutes without having to spend years learning dozens of software, server and internet technologies. It's a true all in one: project manager, graphics designer, UI builder, database builder, code editor, media editor, report builder, ORM, app server, DB server, group source code server and more.
> >
> > Please check out the example gallery. The first four items show video creating a JavaFX UI on a data table for contact entry/update/search with report generation and internet deployment to Google App Engine - All in 10 minutes or less! I hope Javi can help JavaFX reach millions of people beyond sophisticated developers: students, hobbyists, business managers, graphics designers and more. Let me know (on or offline) if you have any feedback.
> >
> > Jeff Martin
> > 214.513.1636