First steps with ScalaFX

Scala as front end development language? Yes!
Scala can use both the Swing toolkit as well as ScalaFX, a toolkit wrapping JavaFX into Scala. We introduce basics of development GUIs with ScalaFX, go through important UX controls, and discuss methods and pitfalls in keeping your application responsive.

Since GUI programming is inherently asyncronously, we will touch on events, observables as provided by ScalaFX, and concurrent programming, in particular Futures and Promises.

While some of the topics require acquaintance with advanced features of Scala, we try to target new-comers to GUI development with Scala(FX).

Session length

40 minutes

Language of the presentation

English

Target audience

Beginner: No need to have prior knowledge

Who is your session intended to

GUI developer

Speaker

Norbert Preining (Accelia Inc.)