JavaFX 2.0 Java EE 7

JavaFX 2.0, Java 9 head JavaOne keynote

The forthcoming Java EE (Enterprise Edition) 7 release, meanwhile, has a cloud computing bent and would enable pruning of capabilities such as JAX-RX (Java API for Restful Web Services) by platform vendors if they so choose.


JavaFX, a lagging rival to Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight for the consumer Web and mobile devices, is now looking to carve out a niche in Java shops and enterprise client applications. With version 2.0, JavaFX becomes a set of Java libraries and APIs.