How does Pivot compare to JavaFX?
Pivot primarily differentiates itself from JavaFX by allowing developers to build applications in Java, rather than the JavaFX scripting language. Also, Pivot and JavaFX appear to be serving two slightly different use cases. Pivot is designed primarily to address the “Application” in “RIA”, whereas JavaFX appears to be geared more towards the “Rich” part of the acronym. This isn’t to say that the two are mutually exclusive – Pivot supports a variety of features for adding visual richness to an application. However, Pivot is first and foremost a tool for creating applications – animations and other effects are primarily intended to enhance the user experience of those applications, not serve as simple eye-candy. In short, Pivot represents what we think Sun should have done instead of JavaFX.
