To make it as easy as possible to get started with Java on the Raspberry Pi to interact with electronic components, I started a new section on the Pi4J website with JBang examples. In this tutorial, I want to show you how you can read the temperature, humidity, and pressure…

Again a lot has been shared this month in the jfx-central.com #LinksOfTheWeek! And that website itself is “under heavy construction” as version 2 is getting a completely new design and several improvements. Your help is wanted! See the last section of this summary… Core Rampdown Phase 1 (RDP1) for JavaFX 21…

As developers, we like to automate the boring parts of our job. This automation includes the source control system, build pipelines, and code analysis tools. In recent decades, we have seen evolutions from CVS to Subversion to Git. Is this the endpoint? Did we find the holy grail in version…

Java and JavaFX are probably not the first options you consider if you want to create a game application. But the FXGL library allows you to do precisely that! Create games that run on all platforms with the same codebase as we are used to with Java. And even without…

With the April release of the Zulu Build of OpenJDK, Azul announced the integration of CRaC in its version 17 of Java for Linux. …

Writing has always been my passion, and even in my previous jobs as a developer, I stood out as the one who enjoyed creating and maintaining documentation. But June 9th, 2023, marked my first birthday as a full-time technical writer at Azul. Yes, it’s already a year ago that I…

The Foojay Java User Group World Tour has already brought us to a lot of different countries virtually all over the world. But for this episode, the host decided to stay at home in Belgium. The Belgium JUG (BeJUG) started in 1997 and was the birthplace of Devoxx, Devoxx4Kids, and…

Again a busy month in JavaFX-world! Here is a nice list with links for your reading and clicking pleasure! This is the summary of the #LinksOfTheWeek as published on jfx-central.com in May 2023. JavaFX Core JavaFX 21-ea+17 is available for download from GluonHQ or from Maven central. Johan Vos believes it’s time…

How do you get the maximum performance out of your Java application? And how to use profiling to find the bottlenecks? Let’s learn all about it in this podcast, with Heinz Kabutz, Marcus Lagergren, Chris Newland, and Frank Delporte! Java profiling is a crucial technique for measuring and improving the…