JavaFX In Action #19 with Gerrit Grunwald, Creator of Many Amazing JavaFX Libraries

Gerrit Grunwald, also known in the Java community as HanSolo on social media, created many JavaFX libraries and blog posts. I wanted to talk with him about his work with JavaFX, but I also learned more about SVGs and how the garbage collectors in the JVM work, thanks to the amazing visualizations he creates with … JavaFX of course.

About Gerrit

Gerrit Grunwald loves coding for around 40 years already. He is interested in desktop, mobile and IoT projects based on all possible technologies. But above all, he loves all-things-Java. He is the founder and leader of the Java User Group Münster (Germany), JavaOne rockstar and Java Champion. As Developer Advocate at Azul, he speaks a lot at conferences and user groups all around the world.

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JavaFX Work by Gerrit

In the video, we discuss some of the libraries Gerrit has created, but there are a lot more! Check his GitHub repositories and blog…

Video content

00:00 Who is Gerrit?

01:56 Why Gerrit creates JavaFX libraries

03:39 Medusa gauges library

03:51 How the TilesFX dashboard library started

04:21 TilesFX demo and code

10:18 How Gerrit creates complex vector drawings with JavaFX

12:47 Animated application: Zoom background with 3D lights and cameras

17:43 Animated application: Visuzalize how Java Garbage Collectors work

25:22 Tips for maximum graphical performance with Canvas

27:40 The future of JavaFX

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