Java Desktop 2020 - Speaker Deck

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Java Desktop 2020

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Hendrik • Karakun Co-Founder • Founder of JUG Dortmund • JSR EG member • JavaOne Rockstar, Java Champion • AdoptOpenJDK TSC member

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let me introduce little Duke Little Duke

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers This is not your daddy's Java • With the development of Java 8 a lot changed in the developers world

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers This is not your daddy's Java • With the development of Java 8 a lot changed in the developers world • We are in that era of Java development • What the hack was daddy's Java?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Daddy was an architect

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Daddy was an architect

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Daddy did rocket-science

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's make Daddy proud • A lot has changed in "modern Java" • Lambdas • Modules • GraalVM • Pattern matching Dad Duke 2005

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's make Daddy proud • Java is still modern! • Java is stable! • Java is NOT dead! • Java is one of the mostly used languages!

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's make Daddy proud

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's make Daddy proud • Let's ﬂy with Java to the moon • Looks like we have everything that we need... • Looks like we are the best on the market...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Houston, we have a problem • Oh no! What happened? • Looks like the spaceship forgot little Duke

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How could that happen?????

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers SpaceX Dragon - 2020

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers SpaceX Dragon - 2020

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers SpaceX Dragon - 2020 Rendered in Chromium Developed in JavaScript

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Retrospective • What went wrong? • Is this a problem of Java? • Is this a problem of Java Desktop? • Is this a problem of JavaFX? • Is this a problem of the community?

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The easy answer...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Oracle does not care about it! • "Oracle does not care about Java(FX) on mobile" • "Oracle does not invest in JavaFX anymore" • "Oracle kills Java on Desktop"

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Does this help?

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Is the Java platform the problem?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Java is old / JavaScript is hot

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers This is not your daddy's Java

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Positive Java Development • As mentioned Java is still one of the most relevant languages • Thanks to JIT the performance and speed is awesome :) • Ever heard of GraalVM?

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Is this a problem with Java Desktop?

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Is this a problem with Java Desktop?

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Is Desktop ?

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Before we get sad it's time for...

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COMEDY Stand-up Duke's

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers What does a JS developer do over the weekend?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers What does a JS developer do over the weekend? Inventing a new framework

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers If web developers would design trafﬁc signs...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers If web developers would design trafﬁc signs...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers How does the family tree of a web developer look like?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers How does the family tree of a web developer look like?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's have a look at heavily used JavaScript libraries

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's have a look at heavily used JavaScript libraries

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers What are the heaviest objects in the universe?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers What are the heaviest objects in the universe?

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WATCHING Thanks for

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Let's concentrate on Java Desktop

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Don't get me wrong! • I Java • I Desktop Application • I Java on Desktop • But is has become a niche...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Web & hybrid applications • Today managers want web & hybrid applications • While this is possible with Java other technologies are preferred • Big companies invest in web based toolkits

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Desktop Development Cool desktop development Stupid & boring web development

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Desktop Development Cool desktop development Stupid & boring web development

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Desktop Development Qt Swing JavaFX Electron * question at Stackoverﬂow in 2020

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Desktop Development Qt Swing JavaFX Electron * question at Stackoverﬂow in 2020 When we sum up all Java Desktop technologies is be the biggest player in the niche

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Wait - What's that????

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Wait - What's that???? ... looks like we found the node modules...

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Let's continue with positive progress

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers JavaFX releases • JavaFX 14 & 15 releases • Performance (like CSS processing) • Bugﬁxes • JavaFX 11 LTS releases (for commercial support) • JavaFX support with Gluon Substrate and GraalVM Native Image

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Great work by

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers JavaFX LTS support • JVM vendors like Bellsoft provide JavaFX 8 support • Gluon provides JavaFX 11 support • See my 2019 presentation for more details https://bit.ly/3nTUazp

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Community Projects TestFX JFX-Days OpenJFX ControlsFX FXGL

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Testimonials & Sponsors

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers New possibilities

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers New possibilities "Skia is an open source 2D graphics library which provides common APIs that work across a variety of hardware and software platforms. It serves as the graphics engine for Google Chrome and Chrome OS, Android, Flutter, Mozilla Firefox and Firefox OS, and many other products."

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Looks like we made good progress

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We need to accept that it's a niche

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We need to be like Apple

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@hendrikEbbers Once Steve Jobs was asked about Apple only having 5% market share...

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@hendrikEbbers "Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?" Once Steve Jobs was asked about Apple only having 5% market share...

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers But we can make things better • We can learn what other do • We can coordinate projects and tasks • We can deﬁne a global mission

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Maybe we can even send little Duke to the moon in the future

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Together we are strong • For important parts of software development groups & foundations have been created: • Eclipse Foundation • OpenJS Foundation • AdoptOpenJDK

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers JavaScript has similar problems • The "JavaScript" trademark belongs to Oracle

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers JavaScript has similar problems • The "JavaScript" trademark belongs to Oracle • To coordinate projects the OpenJS Foundation has been established

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenJS Foundation • As a foundation you can coordinate projects and organise sponsoring Which company is missing?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers OpenJS Foundation • As a foundation you can coordinate projects and organise sponsoring • Same works for AdoptOpenJDK, JakartaEE and others Which company is missing?

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Together we are strong • While "Java" and "JavaScript" are trademarked other names are still "free" • OpenJS Foundation has trademarked all project names like "jQuery" or "Webpack"

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Together we are strong • Where can I ﬁnd success stories of Java Desktop projects? • What is the best entry point / page for Java Desktop? • Is there a link that I can give to my manager?

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@hendrikEbbers

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's work together • Let's connect and contribute • Together we can make our niche shine!

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This is a very very very long gag @hendrikEbbers Let's work together • ... and maybe ﬂy to the moon in the future