lnu.sePublications
Change search
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf
Cross-Platform Desktop Development (JavaFX vs. Electron)
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Computer Science.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of Computer Science.
2017 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Today, there are many technologies available for developing cross-platform desktop apps. JavaFX is a software platform based on the Java language. It has a set of features that play a role in its success. On the other hand, Electron is a new framework that allows developers to employ web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, and CSS) to create cross-platform desktop applications. This thesis describes and compares between these two frameworks. The purpose of this report is to provide guidance in choosing the right technique for a particular cross-platform desktop application. Simple cross-platform desktop applications have been developed to compare both approaches as well as find the advantages and disadvantages. The results show that both apps satisfied the functional and nonfunctional requirements. Each framework architecture has its own advantage in building particular apps. Both frameworks have rich APIs as well as rich GUI components for building desktop apps. Electron has good documentation and community help, but it cannot be compared to JavaFX. The Electron app gives faster execution time and less memory usage than JavaFX app. However, the implementation of OOP concepts in Electron using JavaScript has some concerns in terms of encapsulation and inheritance. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017.
Keywords [en]
cross-platform desktop development, Java, JavaFX, Electron, performance, web technologies, object-oriented programming.
National Category
Computer Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-61313OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-61313DiVA, id: diva2:1081105
Supervisors
Examiners
Available from: 2017-03-13 Created: 2017-03-13 Last updated: 2018-01-13Bibliographically approved

Open Access in DiVA

fulltext(1364 kB)9495 downloads
File information
File name FULLTEXT01.pdfFile size 1364 kBChecksum SHA-512
3a4356340c333647307065d5c1ecd732375b5842e9830e2199d7ec80a733812b316baf264db8b71711591b2c97dd56c4ca9724a394352abb6aff57352b0f3f6a
Type fulltextMimetype application/pdf

By organisation
Department of Computer Science
Computer Sciences

Search outside of DiVA

GoogleGoogle Scholar
Total: 9501 downloads
The number of downloads is the sum of all downloads of full texts. It may include eg previous versions that are now no longer available

urn-nbn

Altmetric score

urn-nbn
Total: 38643 hits
CiteExportLink to record
Permanent link

Direct link
Cite
Citation style
  • apa
  • ieee
  • modern-language-association-8th-edition
  • vancouver
  • Other style
More styles
Language
  • de-DE
  • en-GB
  • en-US
  • fi-FI
  • nn-NO
  • nn-NB
  • sv-SE
  • Other locale
More languages
Output format
  • html
  • text
  • asciidoc
  • rtf