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JavaFX Links of October 2023
Thanks to the Devoxx conference, there are many hours you can spend on JavaFX-related videos! But as every month, there is a lot more to read and learn about JavaFX… Have …
Running a CRaC Java application on Raspberry Pi - UPDATE
On July 15th of 2023, I published a post here about my initial experiments with CRaC on the Raspberry Pi . At that time, I found out that both the Linux kernel in Raspberry Pi OS …
Controlling LED strips with Java
One of the most “fancy” electronic components is definitely a LED strip. It’s really cool to control a long strip of lights with only a few lines of code… But, …
Links of the Presentation: Unlocking the Potential of Bits and Bytes
These are all the links of my presentation at Devoxx Belgium, Wednesday 12:00-12:50, Room 7.
JavaFX Links of September 2023
This month OpenJDK and OpenJDK 21 got officially released, so links to the new downloads but also to the early access builds of the next one! Here is the overview of the JavaFX …
Java 21 - JEP 445 - Unnamed Classes and Instance Main Methods
Java 21, released on September 19th, 2023, brings many new features, 8 which are fully integrated and 7 which are incubator or preview. In this post I want to highlight one of …
New User Interface for JFX Central, the Home for All JavaFX Information
Just like Foojay wants to be the starting place for all info related to Java, JFX Central is the place to be for all JavaFX info. The website is a project started by Dirk …
JavaFX Links of August 2023
I’ve taken a holiday this month, so probably missed a lot of the amazing JavaFX news, but still some things caught my attention and you can find them in this LinksOfTheMonth …
Review of the Elecrow 10.1 IPS HDMI Touch Screen (with RGB Animated light)
As you may know, I’m a big fan of the Elecrow CrowPi (1 and 2) as they contain many electronic components combined with a Raspberry Pi to allow quick tests. I use them a lot …
Pi4J Operating System for Raspberry Pi
Yes, the Raspberry Pi Operating System is awesome! But the Pi4J project made it if even more awesome by adding “goodies” for Java developers! Pi4J OS is not yet another …
JavaFX Links of July 2023
Although I skipped a few weeks because of busy schedules, holiday interruptions, and too few hours in a day, there was still a lot to report in the two #LinksOfTheWeek that were …
Reading the temperature, humidity, and pressure from a BME280 Sensor with Java, Pi4J, I2C, SPI, and JBang
To make it as easy as possible to get started with Java on the Raspberry Pi to interact with electronic components, I started a new section on the Pi4J website with JBang examples …
Domain-Deadline-Dog-Driven Development
On Twitter - sorry, X - and Mastodon I asked the following question: “In software development, “Domain-Driven Design” (#DDD) is one of the many great (?) ways to …
JavaFX Links of June 2023
Again a lot has been shared this month in the jfx-central.com #LinksOfTheWeek! And that website itself is “under heavy construction” as version 2 is getting a …
Running a CRaC Java application on Raspberry Pi
With the April release of the Zulu Build of OpenJDK, Azul announced the integration of CRaC in its version 17 of Java for Linux. Coordinated Restore at Checkpoint (CRaC) is a …
One Year as a Technical Writer at Azul: A Journey of Growth and Learning.
Writing has always been my passion, and even in my previous jobs as a developer, I stood out as the one who enjoyed creating and maintaining documentation. But June 9th, 2023, …
JavaFX Links of May 2023
Again a busy month in JavaFX-world! Here is a nice list with links for your reading and clicking pleasure! This is the summary of the #LinksOfTheWeek as published on …
Interview with Paul Kocian aka OrangoMango
Some time ago on Twitter, I discovered @OrangoMango , who shared his progress in creating a 3D engine with JavaFX. The shared videos started with a Rubik’s cube in January ’23 , …
JavaFX Links of April 2023
This is the summary of the #LinksOfTheWeek as published on jfx-central.com . JavaFX Core Gluon announced JavaFX update releases : 20.0.1 (latest release), 17.0.7 (latest LTS), and …
Interview by Bazlur Rahman: Unlocking Java Secrets with Frank Delporte - Insights, Stories, and Tips for Success
On Foojay.io , Bazlur Rahman is publishing a series of interviews with various people from the OpenJDK community. I had the honor to be included in this series, and this is a …