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JavaFX 3D - A Look Back Through History & Some Experiments
After my virtual conference talk “Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi” at the “Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour 2020”, I got in touch with some people who were …
Ubuntu desktop on Raspberry Pi 4
Yesterday evening Ubuntu announced the release of Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” with desktop support for the Raspberry Pi 4 (4 and 8Gb) . So I had to get up early this …
APACOUC presentation - Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi
Today I had the honor to speak at the “Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour 2020” conference . And of course the title of my talk was “Java and JavaFX on the …
Building OpenJDK on Raspberry Pi
The OpenJDK sources are now fully available and developed on GitHub as a result of Project Skara . Thanks to a lot of work done by the community, the full Java development flow has …
Visual Studio Code on the Raspberry Pi (with 32 and 64-bit OS)
In my book “Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi” , I give more info about IDEs (= Integrated Development Environment) for Java development. My prefered ones …
Using Pi4j (V1) on the Raspberry Pi 4
A topic which comes up from time to time in questions related to Java and the Raspberry Pi, is the support of the 4th version of this board in combination with Pi4J, “the …
64-bit Raspberry Pi OS on Raspberry Pi 4 with USB BOOT
A micro SD card is the default way to add an operating system to the Raspberry Pi. But there is an alternative you need to consider if you want to make your system more reliable. …
Spectacular Java projects on Raspberry Pi
Thanks to Twitter and LinkedIn I got into contact with several developers who are doing Java stuff on Raspberry Pi and I want to share those projects with you as they can be an …
Azul Zulu OpenJDK 15 on Raspberry Pi
For this post I did some experiments with Java 15, reusing the Ubuntu 64bit SD card which was also used for the earlier post “Comparing a REST H2 Spring versus Quarkus …
Why you should learn to program on the Raspberry Pi
In this article “Java vs Python - Which Programming Language Should Programmer Learn First?” by Javin Paul , you can find a comparison between the two most popular …
How to install and use Java 11 and JavaFX 11 on Raspberry Pi boards with ARMv6 processor
In a previous post “Installing Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi” , you can read how to install BellSoft LibericaJDK to be able to run JavaFX applications with a …
Comparing a REST H2 Spring versus Quarkus application on Raspberry Pi
Goal of this comparison In my previous post “A Spring REST and H2 database application on the Raspberry Pi” an example was described to store sensors and measurements …
A Spring REST and H2 database application on the Raspberry Pi
Java on Raspberry Pi The “Pi” in the name of the Raspberry Pi refers to Python, but as a Java developer I love to know and experiment with the various Java frameworks I …
Joining the Pi4J team
In my book “Getting Started with Java on Raspberry Pi” I dedicated a chapter on Pi4J , the leading framework to combine the power of Java with the hardware capabilities …
The MagPi step-by-step video
In “The MagPi Magazine” #93 and #94 , published by the Raspberry Pi Foundation, you can find two articles which describe how you can get started with Java, Maven, …
Getting started with FXGL game development
FXGL is a Java, JavaFX and Kotlin Game Library (Engine) made by Almas Baimagambetov . As my son (almost 10y) challenged me to make a game during my …
Installing Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi
One of the most read articles on this blog is about the installation of a recent Java on Raspberry Pi (March 13, 2019) , so it’s time for an update!
Drumbooth controller with Raspberry Pi, JavaFX, and Arduino
Based on multiple examples from my book “Getting started with Java on Raspberry Pi” , I created a touchscreen controller for the drum booth of my son. Combined with …
Raspberry Pi and SPI 8x8 LED matrix example with Java and Pi4j
While looking for a cheap and nice component to demonstrate the use of SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) I found out this 8x8 matrix LED display on a board with a MAX7219 chip is …
OpenWeatherMap forecast on LCD with Raspberry Pi, Java and Pi4J
Pi4J contains helper methods to minimize the work needed to use certain hardware modules on the Pi with Java. As an example, we will be using “GpioLcdDisplay” to …