How Should Java Developers Build Front-Ends for Web, Mobile, and Desktop Today?

What’s This?

This decision tree helps Java developers decide how they should build front-ends for web, mobile, and desktop today.

What’s Your Background?

I’ve used two of the four frameworks here myself on two production projects: Google’s Flutter and Angular.

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Here’s the decision tree as an SVG picture. Unlike a PNG or JPEG bitmap, the SVG keeps the quality when zoomed in. It also preserves links.

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