Tagged "JavaFX"

Devoxx BE, links of the talk Looking at Music, an experiment with Kotlin, JavaFX, MIDI, and Virtual Threads

These are the links of the presentation “Looking at Music, an experiment with Kotlin, JavaFX, MIDI, and Virtual Threads” of Wednesday October 9th, 16:40-17:30, Room 7.

Template project to build a JavaFX application as a JAR with dependencies with Maven

Recently, I was asked what the best way is to build a Fat JAR (a JAR with all dependencies) using Maven.

JavaFX In Action with Christoph Schwentker about JabRef

Here is the next “JFX In Action” with Christoph Schwentker about JabRef, a tool written in Java and JavaFX to collect, organize, and discover literature for research projects.

JavaFX Links of September 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of September 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

JavaFX In Action with Ramiro Domínguez Ayub about the Televic Generic Update Tool (TGUT)

In the next “JFX In Action”, I’m returning to Televic, one of my former employers, to talk to Ramiro Domínguez Ayub.

JavaFX with Kotlin versus Java

Recently I have been experimenting with the combination of JavaFX and Kotlin. As Kotlin also runs on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and is a very close sister of Java, the switch is straightforward.

JavaFX In Action with Maciej Gorywoda about FxCalculator, an Android app built with Scala and JavaFX

In the next video in this “JFX In Action” series, I talked with Maciej Gorywoda about FxCalculator, an Android app created with Scala and JavaFX you can find in Google Play.

JavaFX Links of August 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of August 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

JavaFX Links of July 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of July 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

JavaFX Nodes versus Canvas

Last week I was working on a blog post about Azul Zulu with JavaFX support for ARM systems, like the Raspberry Pi.

JavaFX Links of June 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of June 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

JavaFX In Action with Robert Ladstätter about LogoRRR, a cross-platform log analysis tool

In the next video in this “JFX In Action” series, I talked with Robert Ladstätter about LogoRRR, an application written with Scala and JavaFX.

JavaFX In Action with Christopher Schnick about XPipe, an app to manage all your servers

In the next video in this “JFX In Action” series, I talked with Christopher Schnick about XPipe.

JavaFX In Action with Daniel Zimmermann about JavaFX and Kotlin

For the second video in this “JFX In Action” series, I talked to Daniel Zimmermann. He got my attention when he recently tweeted: “To your dismay I have to tell you I write all my desktop applications using Kotlin and JavaFX”.

JavaFX In Action with Pedro Duque Vieira, aka Duke about Hero, PDFSam, FXThemes, FXComponents,...

People who follow me, know I have a big love for JavaFX. It’s my go-to for every desktop user interface application I build.

JavaFX Links of May 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of May 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

Book review - Frontend Development with JavaFX and Kotlin

For a personal pet project, I started experimenting with JavaFX and Kotlin to create a user interface with a lot of Java / Kotlin background processing.

JavaFX Links of April 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of April 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

JavaFX Links of March 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of March 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month.

Search in Documentation with a JavaFX ChatGPT-like LangChain4j Application

At the Fosdem conference in Brussels on February 3rd, I gave a presentation about using an existing documentation set as the data for a ChatGPT-like application, created with JavaFX and LangChain4J.

JavaFX Links of February 2024

Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of February 2024 that got published on jfx-central.

Links of the Presentation: Experimenting with AI and LLM to make docs searchable through a chat application

These are all the links of my presentation at the Fosdem Conference in Brussels, Saturday, February 3th, 2024, 17:40 CET.

JavaFX Links of January 2024

This is the first JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth review for 2024, an overview of the LinksOfTheWeek that got published on jfx-central.

JavaFX Links of December 2023

This is the final JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth review for 2023. It was an amazing year with many evolutions in Java and JavaFX and a complete “fresh” version of JFX Central.

Interviews at the J-Fall 2023 Conference

I had a lot of interesting talks with Java experts since I started producing the Foojay Podcast.

A JavaFX Game Application in a Single Java File with JBang and FXGL

FXGL is a framework to easily create JavaFX-based game applications. In this blog post, I want to show you how this can be done within a single Java-file which doesn’t need a full Maven or Gradle project but can be executed directly with JBang without compilation.

JavaFX Links of November 2023

Have fun with this overview of the “JavaFX LinksOfTheWeek” that got published on jfx-central.com during November.

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 fun with this overview of the “JavaFX LinksOfTheWeek” that got published on jfx-central.

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, there is a problem.

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!

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.

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 overview.

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!

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 published on jfx-central.

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 completely new design and several improvements.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Shopping list for JavaOnRaspberryPi

After my talk at J-Fall I got the question what is required to get started with #JavaOnRaspberryPi.

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 together with his wife, and eventually sold it with all problems related to most sales and acquisitions trajects… In “Entreprenerd”, he also describes the process of writing two books about the iText library itself, as there were no good manuals available and he wanted to liberate himself from the ever-returning same questions.

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.

Starting a new JavaFX projeect in IntelliJ IDEA

On the OpenJFX website you can find a lot of getting started documentation. But as one image/video says more than a thousand words, I created this short movie to show you that creating a new JavaFX project is just a matter of a few clicks with the JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA.

3D printed Raspberry Pi Arcade box

As part of the Pi4J project, we created an example game with JavaFX and FXGL that uses an Arcade kit with a Joystick and big push buttons.

HiveMQ Cloud, part 2 - Using MQTT and Raspberry Pi to Visualize Sensor Data on a TilesFX Dashboard

In the previous post we started our discovery of HiveMQ Cloud with Java on the Raspberry Pi.

JavaFX running in kiosk mode on the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi in combination with an inexpensive touch screen, makes a perfect controller for a machine or game console.

Device monitoring tool with JavaFX, FXGL and Mosquitto

In a previous post “Getting Started with FXGL Game Development” we already have taken a look at the FXGL game development framework developed by Almas Baimagambetov.

JFXDays presentation - Having fun with Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi

Today I could give my talk “Having fun with Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi” at the JFXDays.

Building native applications for all PC and mobile platforms from a single JavaFX project with Gluon Mobile and GitHub Actions

The post “Starting a JavaFX Project with Gluon Tools” shows you how to start a Gluon Mobile Multiview project with a few clicks in IntelliJ IDEA thanks to the “Gluon plugin”.

Starting a JavaFX Project with Gluon Tools

On foojay.io you can already find two posts by Carl Dea to get you started with JavaFX:

Devoxx Ukraine presentation - Having fun with Java and JavaFX on the Raspberry Pi

Today I had my first Devoxx talk, after my Java virtual talk a few weeks ago at the “Oracle Groundbreakers APAC Virtual Tour 2020” conference (21/10)!

OpenJDK versus OpenJFX Release Cycles

Confused about the release cycles of OpenJDK and OpenJFX and the relationship between them? Read on!

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 working on JavaFX 3D in the past, and were curious how that would behave on the Raspberry Pi.

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.

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 inspiration for all of us to get started with Java development on the Raspberry Pi.

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 application on Raspberry Pi”.

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 graphical user interface on a Raspberry Pi with ARMv7 or ARMv8 processor.

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 “Corona-stay-at-home-time”, I had the luck Almas provided me a getting-started with this detailed step-by-step.

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.

Controlling a LED number display with JavaFX and Python on Raspberry Pi

In my book I explain the use of bits and bytes by using a shift register SN74HC595 IC and 5101AS LED number display.

Creating a timeline image with JavaFX

To create some timeline images for my book, I created this little JavaFX application to be able to easily update the content and recreate the image.

Calculating resistor value with a JavaFX application

Using the Java library I created (see previous post), it was a piece of cake to create a JavaFX UI on top of it!

Resistor color codes and calculations as a Java Maven library

Next step in my book progress, is getting more into the details of hardware components. And as always starting with the smallest most-used ones: resistors!

Controlling Arduino with Mosquitto and JavaFX on Raspberry Pi

One of the example applications in my book “Getting started with Java on the Raspberry Pi” combines a JavaFX application with Mosquitto on the Raspberry Pi to control a LED strip with an Arduino.

LED number display JavaFX library published on Maven

My very first open source JavaFX library is now available in the Maven repository! A small step for mankind, one giant leap for myself ;-)

Pi4J - Extending with a JavaFX info application

While trying out what Pi4J can do, I found it could easily be extended with a JavaFX application to provide info about the headers on a Pi board.

PiJava overview - Java 11 and JavaFX 11 on Raspberry PI

As my daily work mainly is Java and back-end stuff on “real servers”, I set myself for 2019 as a personal goal to experiment with Java 11 on a Raspberry PI.

PiJava - Part 6 - JavaFX 11 on Raspberry PI with TilesFX and GPIO

What we will do Based on the previous blog posts we can install and run Java 11 we have a minimal JavaFX 11 application which runs fine on a PI So there is one “small” step remaining: build something which actually does something on the PI, talking to the GPIO’s and show what’s happening.

PiJava - Part 5 - Running the minimal JavaFX 11 application on Raspberry PI

In part 2 of this blog series Java 11 was successfully installed on a PI.

PiJava - Part 4 - Building a minimal JavaFX 11 application with Maven

I prefer a Java app above a web app, because starting a new “modern” web development requires you to pull a bunch of dependencies and a lot of files before you can start.

PiJava - Part 3 - What is Java FX?

What is JavaFX? From the Oracle site: “JavaFX is a set of graphics and media packages that enables developers to design, create, test, debug, and deploy rich client applications that operate consistently across diverse platforms.

Courses

Java Quick Start Is Java your first programming language and do you want to get up and running fast?

Getting Started with Java on the Raspberry Pi

For sale as ebook on Leanpub, with continuous free updates! Introduction When I first managed to blink a LED connected to a Raspberry Pi with Java, I was super excited!