Sun的JavaFX前景不容乐观

　　尽管在刚过去的JavaOne2008上Sun极力鼓吹JavaFX，公布了一系列相关的进展与计划，以及一个专门的网站[url=http://javafx.com/htdocs/index.html]JavaFX.COM[/url]，这些情况看起来很鼓舞人心，让人对JavaFX多少多了一些期待。（见：[url=http://www.iteye.com/news/2182]Cool！运行在Android上的JavaFX[/url]，[url=http://www.iteye.com/news/2187]javafx.com上线了[/url]，[url=http://www.iteye.com/news/2265]JavaOne 2008 上非常酷的JavaFX演示视频[/url]）

　　但事实上，JavaFX的前景相当渺茫。撇开当前两大很被看好的RIA技术--Adobe的Flex与M$的Silverlight--不说。目前SUN的内部对JavaFX的发展也不想他表现出来的那么有信心。据悉，SUN的桌面部门的技术人员相继辞职离开SUN。这包括[url=http://filthyrichclients.org/]Filthy Rich Clients[/url]一书的作者Chet Haase，[url=http://graphics-geek.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-hello-world.html]他于今年年初离开SUN[/url]；以及Sun桌面部门的CTO Hans Muller也于[url=https://appframework.dev.java.net/servlets/ReadMsg?list=users&msgNo=1567]上周宣布决定离开SUN[/url]。

　　更糟糕的是：这些人离开SUN后新的BOSS就是Adobe，并且从事Flex相关的工作！没有比这更让人丧气的了，这说明即便是SUN内部的员工也不看好JavaFX。Dion Almaer在他最近的博客[url=http://almaer.com/blog/sun-is-bleeding-more-engineers-leave-as-javafx-is-pimped]Sun is bleeding; More engineers leave as JavaFX is pimped[/url]中提到：
[quote]It is ironic that the exodus of talent has happened at the same time as Sun promotes JavaFX at JavaOne. As I asked people “How is JavaOne going for you?” at the end of last week I got a common response “Cool to see everyone, but I don’t get JavaFX.” JavaFX is a mistake in my book. I haven’t met anyone who was truly excited about it, and who didn’t think that Sun could be putting their engineers on better tasks.
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