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goodcow
goodcow

Reputation: 4795

Java FX for SE7 or SE8

I will be making a Java application using Java FX. I want to use SE8, but I'm concerned that Java FX isn't as usable in SE8 as SE7; has anyone used Java FX in SE8 and can confirm that it isn't buggy or difficult to use? Thanks, I don't want to have to switch platforms in the middle if it gets messy!

Upvotes: 4

Views: 734

Answers (1)

jewelsea
jewelsea

Reputation: 159566

Review the answer to: Is there a JavaFX 8 changelog?

Then decide for yourself if you would rather use Java 7 or Java 8, given that:

  1. Many bugs in the JavaFX implementation in Java 7 were fixed in Java 8.
  2. Many features were added to JavaFX in Java 8 which are not present in Java 7.
  3. Numerous architectural performance improvements were implemented for Java 8.
  4. The currently scheduled date for end of public updates for Java 7 is April, 2015.
  5. The JavaFX project developers rarely backport bug fixes from the Java 8 branch to earlier branches.

Is JavaFX in Java 8 bug free? => No.

The Java 8u20 update release will include many (mostly minor) bug fixes for JavaFX.

Future Java 7 update releases will not include the majority of these bug fixes.

Does JavaFX in Java 8 have fewer bugs than JavaFX in Java 7? => Certainly.

The major issue with JavaFX development on Java 8 at the moment is the SceneBuilder tool for Java 8 is only in early access release. However, it will have a production release quite soon and the latest early access release builds for SceneBuilder are quite usable.

Upvotes: 5

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