JavaFX for the Enterprise - Working Group

[Peter Pilgrim]

Hi

These proposals some of the item read like demands. Normally, one
invites people to discuss proposals. :-)

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On 17 Oct 2012, at 08:49, Daniel Zwolenski <zonski at gmail.com> wrote:

> So Oracle as an organization doesn't think JavaFX can be a player in the
> web/enterprise space and is backing HTML5. I don't agree, JavaFX has the *
> potential* to be better. But it's a long way behind and gotten off to a
> rocky start; there's a hell of a lot of work to be done and the current
> rate, strategy and direction are not going to be nearly enough.
>
> Oracle is a big corporation with many different divisions. The left arm
> doesn't know what the right is doing. So let's put aside 'oracle' for a
> moment. I want to know: what does the JavaFX team think? Do you want to go
> up against HTML5 for the client space, or just settle for a spot on the
> fringe?
>
> Below is what I propose.
>
> This proposal needs the full backing of the JavaFX team and management.
> Specifically it needs:
>
>   1. Belief that JavaFX can and should be the *number one* client
>   development platform for enterprise.
>   2. Recognition that the current strategy will not make that happen.
>   3. Resources (aka people) allocated to the working group outlined below.
>   These people must have enough influence in the JFX platform to legitimately
>   be able to influence the direction as needed.
>   4. Commitment to supporting this working group fully and implementing
>   the strategies and recommendations that come out of it as a high priority
>   5. A sense of urgency, and a proactive pursuit of achieving these goals
>   with a well defined timeline (i.e. "resources will be allocated by November
>   2012" not "we're working on it").
>
> In my opinion, all of these must be met 100%. Otherwise there is no point
> starting at all and better to let it go and leave the enterprise space to
> other players like HTML5 as 'Oracle' is suggesting. This is your call.
>
> I believe JavaFX can be the best platform for client-side enterprise
> application development, capitalising-on, and adding-to Java's dominance in
> server side enterprise development.
>
> Do you?
>
>
> *Proposal to form a working group for JavaFX in the enterprise*
>
> Mission:
>
>   - to position JavaFX as *the* dominant client-side development platform
>   for enterprise/business applications
>
>
> Members:
>
>   - a combination of paid Oracle JavaFX team members, and community
>   participants. The Oracle members must have the ability to access senior
>   JavaFX management and technical decision makers, and as such influence the
>   road map and direction of the JavaFX platform. Community members will be
>   those with a background and experience in the enterprise space and who are
>   committed to making JavaFX the platform of choice in this space.
>
>
> Responsibilities:
>
>   - Continuously identify improvements to the JavaFX platform that are
>   needed to ensure adoption by enterprise; drive the inclusion of these into
>   the JavaFX platform.
>
>   - Continuously identify and monitor trends and developments within the
>   enterprise space and competitor platforms (e.g. HTML5, .NET, etc) and
>   ensure the JavaFX roadmap provides confidence to enterprise of JavaFX's
>   long term viability for their needs.
>
>   - Provide best practices, community/forum support, documentation,
>   examples, tool add-ons, frameworks and other aids for integrating JavaFX
>   into popular enterprise technology stacks
>
>   - Provide advocacy, publicity and drive general engagement and outreach
>   programs for the adoption of JavaFX in the enterprise.
>
>
> Objectives:
>
> Objectives will be determined by the working group once formed, however
> initial objectives will likely include the following:
>
>   - Review the current deployment/distribution options for JavaFX and
>   determine ways to improve this to make it competitive with other popular
>   enterprise client platforms (e.g. HTML+JavaScript) for primary enterprise
>   OS' and platforms
>
>   - Identify the most popular enterprise build and development tools and
>   determine a strategy for making JavaFX integrate into these
>
>   - Review popular trends and toolkits within competitive platforms and
>   define the ideal frameworks and add-on tools needed by an enterprise client
>   (e.g. form validation). Use this list of high-level requirements to
>   determine the low-level JavaFX enhancements needed (e.g. allow field
>   markers so that a 3rd party validation framework could leverage these).
>
>   - Create a demonstration enterprise application (along the lines of
>   PetClinic) demonstrating best practice for integrating JavaFX in a full,
>   end-to-end JEE stack.
>
>
> Longer term objectives may include:
>
>   - Develop (or foster community development of) the high-level frameworks
>   that have been identified as necessary for JavaFX in the enterprise. These
>   will likely be developed as third-party modules external to the JavaFX core
>   framework (i.e. built on top of the features provided by the core JavaFX
>   team).
>
>   - Provide integration with existing or new Rapid Application Development
>   (RAD) tools popular within the enterprise Java space (e.g. ROO, etc).