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Re:Java Is Underhyped by michaelt on Friday April 16, 2021 @06:46AM (#26832197)
To be fair, even people deep in the Java ecosystem don't like its desktop application/GUI support.

Its only saving grace is that all other cross-platform GUI systems also suck, and if you're doing everything else in Java it might be the path of least resistance.

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Re:Java Is Underhyped by pjmlp on Saturday April 17, 2021 @04:00AM (#26842464)
Only the people that are too lazy to actually learn how to do it properly,

"Filthy Rich Clients" by the nowadays Android UI architects

http://filthyrichclients.org/

"Swing Hacks: Tips and Tools for Killer GUIs" by Joshua Marinacci, well know in the UI research community

https://www.amazon.de/dp/0596009070

And then commercial libraries like

http://www.jgoodies.com/

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Re:Java Is Underhyped by kaba0 on Friday April 16, 2021 @01:39PM (#26836883)
For ordinary desktop apps, javafx is quite good. It’s a hidden gem in the ecosystem.

(Though I haven’t tried its mobile “backend”)

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