Upgrading a Swing-based app to JavaFX gives you access to the modern UI features of a RIA framework, as well as the ability to easily deploy your application in multiple environments. In this article, ...

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In spite of JavaFX's steep learning curve, its "eye candy factor" convinced Lynden Inc. senior software architect Rob Terpilowski to leave Swing behind and use JavaFX to design rich user interfaces ...

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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 ...

I mentioned in passing last week Frank Sommers' discussion of JavaFX hurting client-side Java-- specifically by absorbing programmer-hours that could have otherwise been put into improving other Java ...