Gluon VM is Gluon’s solution for bringing Java to mobile in general, and to iOS in particular. Gluon VM contains an Ahead Of Time compiler (AOT) that translates Java bytecode into platform specific code, combines it with native code (that can be accessed using JNI), and bundles everything in a […]
The engineers at Gluon have been working hard over the past few months preparing a number of new releases, on top of their JavaFX and Java enterprise consulting that they do. In this post we will summarize what is coming up in the next few months for users of Gluon […]
In June 2016, we announced Gluon VM as a new Gluon Labs project. Last year at JavaOne we gave a preview of Gluon VM running on the iOS simulator and we provided an update. Since then, we have been working on closed beta versions of Gluon VM, that have been […]
Using Gluon Mobile, Java developers can create mobile apps (for Android and iOS) using Java. The Gluon Plugin for IDEs makes it very easy to use Gluon Mobile. Gluon provides the Gluon plugin for your favorite IDEs: NetBeans, IntelliJ and Eclipse. You can find details about each of them in […]
Many developers love their IDE. Whatever can be done in the IDE, should be done in the IDE. An integrated development environment increases productivity for individuals as well as for teams. At Gluon, we want to make it easy for developers to leverage the latest products we are building, and […]
We previously talked about how Gluon CloudLink can run serverless code for Mobile Enterprise applications. Today we give a concrete real-world example on how a mobile application benefits from a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform. MyDevoxx is a conference scheduler application created in Java for the different Devoxx conferences. Users can view […]
Over the last year or so there has been a growing buzz around ‘serverless’ functionality, also known as ‘Functions as a Service’ (or FaaS). This often simply boils down to being able to execute code without going through the hassle of setting up and managing infrastructure (and does indeed still […]
Last week at Oracle OpenWorld and JavaOne, Gluon was honored to receive an Oracle Innovation Award for our work on Gluon CloudLink on Oracle Cloud. This marks a significant milestone in the history of Gluon, as it is clear that we are now being taken seriously not just for our […]
The Gluon engineering team have been putting the finishing touches on a brand new Scene Builder release. Scene Builder is a drag & drop user interface designer for JavaFX. Scene Builder allows for rapid iteration and separation of design and logic files allows for team members to quickly and easily […]
One of the key requirements we have in Gluon when we work on software is that it should be as easy as possible for existing developers and operators to use our tools. We realise todays world is already very complex, and we try to add mobile functionality for enterprise infrastructure […]
