We’ve discussed here before the brewing battle between Swing and JavaFX for the hearts and minds of desktop Java GUI developers. Will the two technologies develop in parallel, each with their ...

The key difference between Swing vs. JavaFX is that JavaFX is an actively maintained Java project that supports the development of modern, feature-rich GUI applications, while Swing is an older ...

The output of running this simple Java Swing application with embedded JavaFX Scene is shown next. Integrating SWT with JavaFX is arguably even easier and is demonstrated in the next code listing.

It's clear that JavaFX, not Swing, is now the preferred choice for modern user interface development. As we begin 2025, a check on the current state of the Java-world ecosystem shows how JavaFX has ...

Java has long since lost to Flash for client-side Web development for similar reasons. JavaFX was an important part of Sun's strategy for fighting back and restoring Java's client-side relevance ...