Is XAML just what Java needs?
843810Jan 29 2007 — edited Feb 22 2008It occurs to me that XAML is simply a XML language. It no longer even has the ability to write code in the markup. So, where are the projects to create a Java version of XAML.
I don't mean the XULs that already exist. They miss the point and build off of Swing or what not. But where are the engines that consume XAML and render it using Java technologies.
A Java based XAML engine is not too different than a HTML browser.
Using the same markup as microsoft will cause the tooling to converge and actually give Java what it needs a rich client offering.
I've written a small XAML renderer and its seems very straight forward, just would take time and resources since it is a very large framework.
The same engine also parses SVG and has XAML and SVG in the same rendering model.
However, my project is more of a proof of concept. But, Its proving to me to be very possible. I built my off of piccolo.
If XAML becomes the next HTML - why isn't more being done in the java world? It seems to me to be an opporunity to steal microsoft's thunder.