What does this mean for the future of JavaFX on iOS?

[Steve Hannah]

https://twitter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784242565357568

The Gluon blog post from a few months ago (when @robovm was acquired by
> @xamarin) is still almost entirely relevant
> http://gluonhq.com/gluon-supports-multiple-jvms/


On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Felix Bembrick <felix.bembrick at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So what do they use instead?
>
> > On 19 Apr 2016, at 02:52, Steve Hannah <steve at weblite.ca> wrote:
> >
> > According to Gluon, they're not impacted by this.
> > https://twitter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Felix Bembrick <
> felix.bembrick at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I just read this article which states that RoboVM is effectively
> "shutting
> >> down".
> >>
> >> https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/
> >>
> >> Given that they seem to be a critical part of the puzzle that is making
> >> JavaFX viable on mobile platforms, what does this actually mean for that
> >> goal?
> >>
> >> Is there an alternative technology or product that can fill this void?
> Or
> >> is the final nail in the coffin for JavaFX to ever be a truly viable
> cross
> >> platform technology?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Felix
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Steve Hannah
> > Web Lite Solutions Corp.
> >
> > --94eb2c0561622831410530c52f17
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> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > <div dir=3D"ltr">According to Gluon, they're not impacted by
> this.<div>=
> > <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041">
> https://t=
> > witter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041
> </a><br></div><div><br></div><d=
> > iv><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div
> class=3D"gmail_quote=
> > ">On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Felix Bembrick <span
> dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
> > href=3D"mailto:felix.bembrick at gmail.com"
> target=3D"_blank">felix.bembrick at g=
> > mail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"
> style=
> > =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I
> just r=
> > ead this article which states that RoboVM is effectively "shutting
> dow=
> > n".<br>
> > <br>
> > <a href=3D"https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/"
> rel=3D"noreferrer" =
> > target=3D"_blank">https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/</a><br>
> > <br>
> > Given that they seem to be a critical part of the puzzle that is making
> Jav=
> > aFX viable on mobile platforms, what does this actually mean for that
> goal?=
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Is there an alternative technology or product that can fill this void?
> Or i=
> > s the final nail in the coffin for JavaFX to ever be a truly viable
> cross p=
> > latform technology?<br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > <br>
> > Felix</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div
> cl=
> > ass=3D"gmail_signature">Steve Hannah<div>Web Lite Solutions
> Corp.</div></di=
> > v>
> > </div>
> >
> > --94eb2c0561622831410530c52f17--
> > --94eb2c0561622831410530c52f17
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> > According to Gluon, they're not impacted by this.
> > https://twitter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Felix Bembrick <
> felix.bembrick at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I just read this article which states that RoboVM is effectively
> "shutting
> >> down".
> >>
> >> https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/
> >>
> >> Given that they seem to be a critical part of the puzzle that is making
> >> JavaFX viable on mobile platforms, what does this actually mean for that
> >> goal?
> >>
> >> Is there an alternative technology or product that can fill this void?
> Or
> >> is the final nail in the coffin for JavaFX to ever be a truly viable
> cross
> >> platform technology?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Felix
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Steve Hannah
> > Web Lite Solutions Corp.
> >
> > --94eb2c0561622831410530c52f17
> > Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> >
> > <div dir=3D"ltr">According to Gluon, they're not impacted by
> this.<div>=
> > <a href=3D"https://twitter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041">
> https://t=
> > witter.com/GluonHQ/status/721784161728471041
> </a><br></div><div><br></div><d=
> > iv><br></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div
> class=3D"gmail_quote=
> > ">On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 9:36 AM, Felix Bembrick <span
> dir=3D"ltr"><<a =
> > href=3D"mailto:felix.bembrick at gmail.com"
> target=3D"_blank">felix.bembrick at g=
> > mail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"
> style=
> > =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I
> just r=
> > ead this article which states that RoboVM is effectively "shutting
> dow=
> > n".<br>
> > <br>
> > <a href=3D"https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/"
> rel=3D"noreferrer" =
> > target=3D"_blank">https://www.voxxed.com/blog/2016/04/robovm/</a><br>
> > <br>
> > Given that they seem to be a critical part of the puzzle that is making
> Jav=
> > aFX viable on mobile platforms, what does this actually mean for that
> goal?=
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Is there an alternative technology or product that can fill this void?
> Or i=
> > s the final nail in the coffin for JavaFX to ever be a truly viable
> cross p=
> > latform technology?<br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks,<br>
> > <br>
> > Felix</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div
> cl=
> > ass=3D"gmail_signature">Steve Hannah<div>Web Lite Solutions
> Corp.</div></di=
> > v>
> > </div>
> >
> > --94eb2c0561622831410530c52f17--
>



-- 
Steve Hannah
Web Lite Solutions Corp.