Advanced GUI Possible in Java?

Question

Perhaps a philosophical question. I’ve seen some interesting visuals lately in GUIs, mostly on native platform APIs. I know that “it’s just software” and that likely, with enough work, anything can be done with pixels. The question is (finally!), is Java really an option for doing fancy things with a GUI. Seems like a silly thing I guess, but I kind of like some of the Windows Presentation Foundation work. I don’t see a consolidated effort like this for Java. Where should I look?

Answer 1

Take a look at JavaFX.