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JavaFX vs. GWT

 
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I've been doing alot of GWT stuff lately. How does JavaFX compete with GWT as far as creating rich internet applications?

-Cameron McKenzie
 
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Well, I honestly don't know much about GWT, and have not used it myself. My advice, with any technology, is to try it yourself and draw your own conclusions. Too many times, I've seen comparisons of one technology to the other that were biased, based on one person's (or group's) preferences, that I've always decided to try things myself. For instance, the C++ vs. Java argument that went on for years, Eclipse vs. NetBeans, Windows vs. Mac OS X, and now JavaFX vs. Flex, or SilverLight, or GWT, and so on. They all seem to have strengths and weeknesses and will appeal to different people differently. I like JavaFX because it's almost like an extension to Java, with a powerful language that makes it quick and easy to build GUIs, and runs on desktops and mobile devices alike. Let me know what you think after you've played with it. Try it at www.javafx.com

-Eric
 
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The JavaFX plugin installation wasn't as bad as I had anticipated. Fairly quick on Google Chrome.

A message appeared after the download installed saying "We're sorry, the video can't be played now."

I'll keep going back to see if they can get it fixed.

-Cameron McKenzie
 
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Video can only play on systems that support the specific codes. On Windows, JavaFX uses the Direct Show libraries so all the Windows codecs are supported, like Windows Media Format (WMF). On Mac, the Core Video is used, so any codec supported on Mac will play, like quicktime (.mov). The On2 format for JavaFX can play on all the platforms including Linux and Solaris.
 
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