The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFX: Cross-Platform Mobile and Cloud Development

© Stephen Chin, Johan Vos and James Weaver 2019

S. Chin et al.The Definitive Guide to Modern Java Clients with JavaFXhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4926-0_11

11. Native Mobile Apps for iOS and Android

Stephen Chin¹ , Johan Vos² and James Weaver³

(1)

Belmont, CA, USA

(2)

Leuven, Belgium

(3)

Marion, IN, USA

 

Written by José Pereda and Johan Vos

Java started as a programming language for embedded devices. In the early nineties, a team inside Sun Microsystems worked on a software stack for a set of next generation hardware products.

The prototype of those hardware products, called the Star 7, looked like something between a mobile phone and a tablet. The software for these devices, originally code-named Oak, is what we currently know as Java.

Hardware and ...