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I was kinda expecting someone to showcase JavaFx/TornadoFx, after the daily parade of electron/JS based apps.
> it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options
I tend to agree that this is lightweight than Electron etc, but are there any benchmarks to verify the actual numbers?
One the side note, it's funny so see Java being touted as a `lightweight` alternative to desktop apps. Desktop technology has come a full circle.
I'm not a fan of Java so I'm really excited that with Kotlin (& TornadoFx), this can actually be a very pleasant environment to program in.
> Why Everest? > Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. I love Java, but I had to laugh a little.
> Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. A technology finally came up to make a Java desktop app look better in comparison...
Nice work! Although the UI looks too similar to Postman IMO, it's a great way to showcase what's possible. I'm not a fan of Java so I'm really excited that with Kotlin (& TornadoFx), this can actually be a very pleasant environment to program in. https://github.com/edvin/tornadofx
> Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. A technology finally came up to make a Java desktop app look better in comparison...
I always laughing when I'm thinking about it. A lot of tech people complained about Java being resource-hungry. Just to get another more resource-hungry technology. It just means that those complaints are not very serious. If people like software, they'll use it.
Or rather, if people have no other options, they'll use whatever they are given.
Besides, it's not very serious if user adoption is the criterion -- as opposed to the possibility of a better computing environment.
> Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. A technology finally came up to make a Java desktop app look better in comparison...
V edit: yep my reading comprehension is not on point today
> Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. A technology finally came up to make a Java desktop app look better in comparison...
JavaFX was released nine years ago. V edit: yep my reading comprehension is not on point today
> Why Everest? > Unlike other REST clients like Postman and Insomnia, Everest is written in Java. Thus, it is significantly lighter on resources and more responsive than the Electron-based options. I love Java, but I had to laugh a little.
You can still use Kotlin + TornadoFx ( https://github.com/edvin/tornadofx )