Question

(b) Compare the following Java GUI frameworks: AWT and JavaFX. Your comparison must [05] include five (5) similarities and/or differences between the frameworks.

Answer 1

(b) The comparison between the Java GUI Frameworks AWT and JavaFX is as given below:

AWT	JavaFX
1. AWT stands for Abstract Window Toolkit.	JavaFX basically stands for Java special EFF-ECTS where EFF-ECTS is usually abbreviated as FX.
2. The AWT Java framework is the oldest GUI frameworks that belongs to the first generation development.	JavaFX on the other hand is the latest GUI framework belonging to the third generation development and is also known as the near future for GUI development.
3. AWT does not consists any inbuilt packages or libraries for creating different features such as tables, etc. We have to do everything by ourselves explicitly.	JavaFX on the other hand being a latest framework, provides a handful of necessary inbuilt libraries/packages which make our work super easy without any explicit coding instructions.
4. AWT does not supports CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to webpages in a beautiful and modern way.	One feature that makes JavaFX stand out from AWT is the support it has for CSS and XML to customize webpages and make a beautiful design for a website.
5. Creating 3-D applications in AWT framework is kind of impossible or let us say extremely hard and tough.	With JavaFX, we can create beautiful 3-D application and that too in a much easier way as compared to AWT.
6. AWT framework is platform-specific that is GUI applications written in AWT framework for a particular platform such as a website or a mobile is only specific to that very device and hence cannot be run on any other device.	Whereas, JavaFX on the other hand is platform-independent and hence an app written using JavaFX for one platform can be run on any other device/platform and it also supports creating desktop applications.
7. AWT framework uses Java programming language to create GUI applications.	GUI applications developed using JavaFX primarily use C++ language, which later can be interfaced linked with Java codes.
8. AWT does not receives consistent updates to ehnace usability features.	JavaFX has more consistent updates as compared to AWT.
A similarity between AWT and JavaFX frameworks is that they both are a part of Java Development Kit (JDK) to create Graphical User Interface. Both support incorporating 3-D enabled features for GUI applications.

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