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Using the Raspberry Pi Autofocus Camera Module 3 as HDMI camera
More than two years ago, I blogged about the use of the Raspberry Pi as an HDMI camera for the ATEM Mini. Although I have been using such a camera since then as my main Zoom …
JavaFX Links of March 2023
This is the summary of the #LinksOfTheWeek as published on jfx-central.com. JavaFX Core Johan Vos is working on backports for JavaFX 17.0.7 to guarantee quality and long-term …
Hidden Beauties of Java Enums
Let’s take a look at the power and beauty of what Java Enums can provide…
How to Share Your Work With a Movie or Podcast
If you are blogging about your work, at some point, you’ll want to share your experience with a movie or in a podcast. In this post, I want to share the tools I’m using …
Book review - Practical Design Patterns for Java Developers
Hone your software design skills by implementing popular design patterns in Java This book is for sale on Amazon in Kindle and Paperback editions.
JavaFX Links of February 2023
February is a short month, but this list seems to be longer than ever… A lot of game development, releases, interesting ongoing development, and so much more to read. Enjoy …
JavaFX Links of January 2023
2023 has taken off with a flying start in JavaFX-world! Here is a summary of the Links Of The Week that were published in January on jfx-central.com.
New Section Added to Foojay.io: Java Quick Start
Foojay.io aims to be the starting point for “all-things OpenJDK,” but during one of my morning walks the idea struck me that this site really needs complete beginner materials, …
JavaFX Links of December 2022
If anyone needs a reminder Java and JavaFX are “alive and kicking”, you can not only check out jfx-central.com, but also the list below.
HiveMQ Cloud, part 4 - Sending sensor data from Raspberry Pi Pico W to HiveMQ Cloud
Exactly one year ago, in December 2021, I published three articles of MQTT messaging with Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi Pico and HiveMQ Cloud. On June 30th of 2022, Raspberry Pi …
Schedule your holiday for 2038
The end of the year is approaching, so it’s time to start scheduling your holidays for the next year. But I decided to go a step further and already planned those for 2038! …
JavaFX Links of November 2022
Time flies when having fun… So here we are again, another month has passed and this is a summary of the Links Of The Week that were published on jfx-central.com during …
About Twitter and Mastodon
Twitter has been my “source of truth” for a very long time. I learned a lot from the many technical people who share their work and knowledge on it. It got me in …
Shopping list for JavaOnRaspberryPi
After my talk at J-Fall I got the question what is required to get started with #JavaOnRaspberryPi. In my book I list the components that are used, but indeed a short overview was …
JavaFX Links of October 2022
When I (re)started the JavaFX Links Of The Week on jfx-central.com in September, I was wondering if there would be enough material to share every week.
Book review - Learn JavaFX Game and App Development with FXGL 17
This summer I read the book “Entreprenerd” by Bruno Lowagie. It tells the story of how he started with the iText PDF Java library and turned that into a company …
Devoxx Belgium and J-Fall The Netherlands - Links
Links used in my talks at Devoxx 2022 (Antwerp, Belgium) and J-Fall (Ede, The Netherlands).
JavaFX Links of September 2022
The JavaFX links of the week are back on jfx-central.com, and here we collect the complete month for you in an excellent overview.
Create Music Bingo cards with iText
It has been a while since I last had to create documents in a program, and iText has been “on my radar” to try out for a while now. This weekend we had a party and …
Blink a LED and read a button state with Vaadin, Spring and Pi4J on a Raspberry Pi
As I’m becoming a senior developer in terms of age, I’ve transitioned from one language to another. One of my main interests has always been clean, easy-to-understand …