Sun Debuts JavaFX As Alternative To AJAX

r7 writes "Internetnews is reporting on Sun's introduction of JavaFX at JavaOne today. Looks like a combination Applet, Flash, Javascript, and AJAX with a friendly programming interface. Does this really spell the end of AJAX? I sincerely hope so. Nothing built on Javascript will ever achieve the security, cross-platform reliability, and programmatic friendliness that Web 2.0 needs. Proprietary solutions and vendor lock-in are also dead ends. JavaFX has the potential to satisfy this opportunity even better than did Java over a decade ago. Along with AJAX, let's hope JavaFX also puts paid to Microsoft's viral Active-X and JScript, and, more importantly, that it really is a web scripting language that developers can grok."

Re:Another Flavor of Java?

[baldass_newbie]

How pissed are they that 'JavaScript' was already taken?
I bet they walk the halls in the JavaFX Script dev area muttering about 'ECMAScript'.
Bitter bastards, I'm sure.

Re:Have they fixed the startup time?

[-noefordeg-]

Took my browser 5 seconds from clicking on the Slashdot logo, until the page started reloading.
Well, I'm off then. I'll surf away to the other Slashdot...
Oh, wait! I wanted to see the front of Slashdot again, so I actually waited for as long as it took.
Bummer!

Thank you, Sun!

[mattgreen]

You know, the one thing I absolutely HATED about AJAX was how there was no delay when I loaded a page. For many moons, I have longed for the five second delay that a Java applet on a webpage incurs. I knew I was in for an interactive, highly responsive, good-looking user experience when my browser stumbled momentarily, as it loads the slim, petite Java runtime into the browser. It gave me plenty of time to prepare myself for the life-changing experience that ONLY an applet could deliver!

But now, I can be happy once again. Thank you Sun! And with a hip name to go along with it, as well! JavaFX! I wonder if it is compatible with WinFX? Or how about ActiveX?

Re:AJAX Going Away? Oh noes!

[Curien]

If it's so great, why am I not already using it?

Congratulations are due to you, sir. That is the stupidest comment I've read this month.

Re:Have they fixed the startup time?

[cortana]

Well someone needs to install Debian. :)

sun-java6-plugin gets you everything you need to enjoy the 12 java applets that are on the web. ;)

Re:Have they fixed the startup time?

[Anonymous Coward]

It doesn't run on an alarm clock, either.

You owe me a new keyboard!

Re:Have they fixed the startup time?

[Curien]

And Toyota seems to have done OK too. I guess Microsoft didn't care too much for the car market. What was your point?