Vaadin Launches Swing Modernization Toolkit, Enabling Java Teams to Run Desktop Applications in the Browser

Vaadin, the leading provider of Java web application frameworks, today announced the general availability of Swing Modernization Toolkit, a solution that enables organizations to run their existing ...
CRN

Java's Desktop Role, Tools For Developers In Spotlight

Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, IBM and first-time exhibitor JBoss are among the Java industry heavyweights launching new products and developer resources at the show. This year's unofficial theme ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft details four new Windows Store app types: Web, desktop, Android, and iOS

At Build 2015 today, Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of operating systems, announced four new ways to get apps into the Windows Store. Developers can reuse their Web code, Windows ...
InfoWorld

Is JavaScript the new Java?

Rather, Suranga argues that in all those places where Java shined — desktop applications, web servers, web clients, mobile apps, smart TV applications — JavaScript is now performing those roles better ...