v JUG's video: How Should Java Developers Build Front-Ends for Web Mobile and Desktop Today

This is a virtual Meetup occurring at 5PM UK time (GMT). Join the live broadcast on https://www.virtualjug.com View the event in your timezone: Take part in the live session discussion on our -session slack channel: https://bit.ly/337QHTE The recording will be available immediately afterward. Abstract: Users access applications on PCs and mobile devices today. There are two obvious ways to build front-ends for these devices: Web applications and native applications. Cross-platform UI toolkits combine advantages from both approaches. Examples are (in alphabetical order) Google’s Flutter (https://flutter.dev), JavaFX (https://openjfx.io), Facebook’s React Native (https://reactnative.dev/), and Microsoft's Xamarin (https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin). Important web frameworks are Google's Angular (https://angular.io), JSF (https://jakarta.ee/specifications/faces), Facebook's React (https://reactjs.org), Thymeleaf (https://www.thymeleaf.org), Vaadin (https://vaadin.com), and Vue.js (https://vuejs.org). In this session, I will look at various frameworks from a Java developer's perspective and suggest which one to use in three common scenarios. In 2019, I developed a mobile app prototype with Flutter (https://youtu.be/dxqA6RhEwdQ) and a progressive web application prototype (https://youtu.be/Nx9vPgdeYQQ). I then decided to use Flutter for native mobile apps in my SaaS start-up (https://yourhomeingoodhands.co.uk/). Based on my experiences, I will highlight typical Flutter issues and how to solve them. I’m neither affiliated with the projects I’m discussing nor selling books or training courses. I share industry analysis and my project experiences to give you options for your next project. I use 12 criteria for my evaluation. You may use my criteria or pick your own or weigh my criteria differently than I do. But you need to apply your criteria in your own environment and make your own choices. You can find the slides, videos, additional information, links for getting started with select frameworks, and my newsletter on my talk page: https://bpf.li/via