Comments on: JavaOne Wrap up: See you next year?

By: Melloware

Melloware — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:49:04 +0000

Scott,

This was an excellent write up. I did not attend JavaOne but you confirmed a lot of my supsicions. JavaFX is 5 years behind SilverLight and Flex. I hope Larry Ellison and Oracle don’t take java in too drastic a direction shift, but if any of Oracle’s past purchases are indicators….uh oh.

By: Fabrizio Giudici

Fabrizio Giudici — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:47:12 +0000

“JavaFX looks cool in JavaOne but it is only marketing and still not mature enough and still propetary and is a trap all over again the Java thing since the 90’s”

Point #1: at J1 there have been a few demonstrations of people using JavaFX for real services. Of course, they are a few number, but nobody is arguing that JavaFX is the last come. Nevertheless, they are there.

Point #2: JavaFX is not open. But, is Flex open? Is Silverlight open?

By: OtengiM

OtengiM — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:48:12 +0000

After this JavaOne my POV changed, I have mixed feelings about Oracle and all the show. I think as Rod Johnson said with Java nothing will change everything will be the same, maybe little bit innovation on Java/JEE/JVM but thats all. JavaFX, OOo, MySQL, Netbeans, Sparc and the others the future is uncertain, Sun admits Oracle didnt want the hardware business figure.

JavaFX looks cool in JavaOne but it is only marketing and still not mature enough and still propetary and is a trap all over again the Java thing since the 90’s, The competition is light years ahead and mature so for RIA my take is continue with Flex and Flex 4 will rock the house.

I hope we will have next year another JavaOne and I think Java/JDK/JVM are ok(safe) but the other projects maybe not, IMHO.