JavaFX developer, consultant and freelancer — building data-dense desktop applications in Java since long before it was fashionable. Java Champion, JavaOne Rockstar, based in Zurich, Switzerland.
I am the founder of DLSC Software & Consulting GmbH in Zurich, Switzerland. My focus has always been the same: the user interface layer of serious Java applications — first with Swing, and today with JavaFX.
Most of my work happens where the UI gets hard: scheduling and planning views, timelines, calendars, large tables, and dashboards that have to stay responsive with a lot of data behind them. Over the years that has meant projects in aviation, logistics, finance and industrial planning.
Alongside client work I maintain a fairly large set of open source JavaFX libraries, and I run JFXCentral, the community website for everything JavaFX.
Most of my open source work lives in the DLSC organisation.
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| CalendarFX | A framework for sophisticated calendar views |
| FlexGanttFX | Gantt charts and scheduling / planning user interfaces |
| FormsFX | Easily create forms for a JavaFX UI |
| GemsFX | A large collection of JavaFX controls and utilities |
| PreferencesFX | Application settings / preferences UIs |
| WorkbenchFX | A lightweight RCP framework for JavaFX applications |
| PDFViewFX | A PDF view for JavaFX applications |
| FxmlKit | FXML loader with FXML/CSS hot-reload and convention-over-configuration |
| KeyboardFX | An on-screen keyboard for JavaFX applications |
| PickerFX | Touch-friendly picker controls |
| UnitFX | Input fields for units of measure |
| PhoneNumberFX | Controls for entering and validating phone numbers |
| GMapsFX | Google Maps inside a JavaFX application |
FlexGanttFX is my framework for building professional scheduling and planning user interfaces — Gantt charts, timelines and resource planning for JavaFX. It powers planning systems in aviation, logistics and industrial production.
It is now open source, dual-licensed under AGPLv3 and a commercial licence: free to use in open source projects, with a commercial option for closed-source products. Source: dlsc-software-consulting-gmbh/FlexGanttFX.
JFXCentral — the central place for the JavaFX community: people, libraries, books, tutorials, videos, blogs and news. Built with JavaFX itself, running in the browser via JPro. Source: jfxcentral2 and jfxcentral-data.
I speak regularly at Java conferences and Java User Groups about JavaFX, desktop UI design and the realities of building large client applications. I was awarded a JavaOne Rockstar award for my talks, and I am a Java Champion.
I am available for consulting, training and custom JavaFX development — from architecture reviews and custom control development to building an entire application front end.
- 🌐 www.dlsc.com
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