MelodyMatrix V1.0.0 Released: Shipping a JavaFX App with jDeploy, GitHub Actions, and Auto-Update
Some side projects take a while to get to a proper release. MelodyMatrix is one of those. The app has been downloadable for quite some time …

Frank Delporte is a Java Champion, Java Developer, Senior Technical Writer at Azul, Blogger, Author of "Java Programming for Raspberry Pi - A Hands-On Guide to Electronics and IoT Projects", and Open-Source Contributor for Pi4J, Lottie4J, Sheetmusic4J and MelodyMatrix. Frank writes and talks about Java in business production environments, but also in places people don’t always expect it, on the Raspberry Pi, driving GPIO pins, rendering JavaFX UIs, and running on RISC-V single-board computers.
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Frank Delporte
848 viewsSome side projects take a while to get to a proper release. MelodyMatrix is one of those. The app has been downloadable for quite some time …

In this episode of the Foojay Podcast, we're bringing you something special: a full batch of hallway-track conversations recorded live at …

Frank Delporte
2,069 viewsOracle's JavaOne 2026 brought an announcement that caught some attention in the Java community: the Java Verified Portfolio (JVP), a new …

Frank Delporte
1,028 viewsHere are the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of March 2026. You can find the weekly lists on jfx-central.com. Did we miss anything? Is there anything …

A few weeks ago, Igor De Souza shared Bringing Java Closer to Education: A Community-Driven Initiative here on Foojay. It's something we …

Frank Delporte
1,440 viewsVersion 1.2.0 of Lottie4J is out, and it's again a big release! The headline feature is support for the .lottie container format, but that's …

Welcome to another episode of the Foojay Podcast! In this episode, we're talking about Java 26, released on March 17 in the year 26. Again, …

Frank Delporte
1,614 viewsJust one week after the first public release of Lottie4J, the open-source Java library for rendering Lottie animations in JavaFX, version …

Frank Delporte
1,313 viewsI'm proud to present a new JavaFX library: Lottie4J, that brings Lottie animations to JavaFX applications. I first learned about Lottie many …

Frank Delporte
2,836 viewsIn my "Java on Single Board Computers" series, I already published several posts and videos in which I unpack the board, connect it for the …