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First Test of Java on the StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite (RISC-V)
As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I’ve asked various suppliers to send me evaluation boards. I …
Keeping Single-Board Computers Organized with a 3D Printed Stack
As I shared in previous posts, I want to learn and experiment more with different types of single-board computers in 2026. But I also want to keep them organized and easily …
First Test of Java on the Orange Pi (ARM and RISC-V)
As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on Single Board Computers and RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I’ve been asking various suppliers to …
Single Board Computers: x86 vs ARM vs RISC-V
Ever since I started my #JavaOnRaspberryPi journey in 2019, which resulted in my book “Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi”, I’ve been fascinated with …
The FFM API: How OpenJDK Changed the Game for Native Interactions (And Made Pi4J Better!)
This is a crosspost from the article I contributed to this year’s JVM Advent. The Pi4J project is a Java library that allows you to control the GPIO pins and electronic …
JavaFX Links of December 2025
Here is the final JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth for 2025… Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and experience with JavaFX. And we hope to see even more in the next year!
JavaFX In Action #24 with Florian Enner about Robot 3D Visualizations and Charts
I met Florian Enner a few times at Devoxx in Belgium, and each time he amazed me with his JavaFX demos! He is one of those rare developers who take JavaFX to the next level by …
Links from the YavaConf talk 'Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API on Raspberry Pi'
These are the links from the Ya!vaConf virtual talk on December 4, 2025: “Java Champion Talk - How the new Foreign Function & Memory API pushes Java on Raspberry Pi to …
JavaFX Links of November 2025
Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of November 2025. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have …
First Experiments with Java on the LattePanda IOTA: An Alternative to Raspberry Pi?
After years of experimenting with Raspberry Pi boards, Java, JavaFX, and Pi4J to control electronics, I wanted to explore whether my knowledge and experience could be applied to …
JavaFX In Action #23 with Craig Raw about the Sparrow Bitcoin Wallet
I don’t have any bitcoin myself, but still find the idea of the blockchain and “public shared money” fascinating. And as it turns out, there is a free and …
Links from the JFall talk 'Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API on Raspberry Pi'
These are the links from the JFall talk in Ede, The Netherlands, on November 6, 2025: “The Wait is Over: Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API brings modern Java to the …
Will OpenJFX Be Merged Into OpenJDK? It Would Be a Perfect Match with Java on Mobile!
While looking for articles for the JFX Central Links Of The Week, I found this very interesting article by Paul Krill on InfoWorld. It’s based on an October 29 post by Bruce …
JavaFX Links of October 2025
Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of October 2025. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have …
JavaFX In Action #22 with Matt Coley, diving into byte code and JARs with Recaf and JavaFX libraries
For my next JavaFX In Action interview, I talked with Matt Coley about Recaf and the JavaFX libraries he’s working on. But unexpectedly, I got a deep-dive course on Java byte …
JavaFX In Action #21 with Vlad Protsenko, Combining Clojure with JavaFX for Game Development with Defold
Vlad Protsenko is a Clojure developer working at Defold. While I initially wanted to learn about the Cljfx project, our conversation evolved into a learning experience: a practical …
Java 21+ on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 is Back In Business
As described before on Java 21+ Not Working on Raspberry Pi Zero 2, a problem appeared to execute Java code on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 with OpenJDK 21 or higher. Reason: in OpenJDK …
Links from the Devoxx talk 'Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API on Raspberry Pi'
These are the links from the Devoxx talk in Antwerp, Belgium, on October 9, 2025: “The Wait is Over: Foreign Function & Memory (FFM) API brings modern Java to the …
2025 Update of my ebook 'Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi'
2025 is an important year as Java 25 got released, a version which will be supported for many more years. On top of that, the Pi4J library will soon be published as V4.0.0 with a …
JavaFX Links of September 2025
Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of September 2025. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have …