Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on https://www.jfx-central.com/links.

Thanks to
nlisker
Eliezer Assunção De Paulo
@dlemmermann

Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!

Sheetmusic4J 0.0.3 is out! I released 0.0.1 as an open question: does anyone want a native Java(FX) sheet music library? Multiple LinkedIn comments, and some are answered now with support for ABC notation and Guitar Pro. Plus a big round of engraving improvements.

Write-up + video demo:
https://webtechie.be/post/sheetmusic4j-0.0.3-when-linkedin-comments-becomes-features/

#Java #JavaFX #OpenSource #SheetMusic

Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on https://www.jfx-central.com/links.

Thanks to
@johanvos
@gluonhq
Azul
Johannes Rabauer
@lottie4j

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Sheetmusic4J: a new open source Java(FX) library that reads MusicXML and renders sheet music directly on a JavaFX Canvas, no WebView needed.

I'm building it for MelodyMatrix's upcoming Learn section, where the sheet music follows playback: a moving marker, notes highlighted as they play. A static PDF can't do that, so I built a library that stays interactive from code.

Full story and video:
https://webtechie.be/post/introducing-sheetmusic4j-a-javafx-library-to-render-and-interact-with-sheet-music/

#Java #JavaFX #OpenSource #MusicXML

Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on https://www.jfx-central.com/links.

Thanks to
Kevin Rushforth
RGiskard7
@dlemmermann
rrangelox
markehammons
Austin Lehman

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Java on Banana Pi: I tested the ARM BPI-M4 Zero and RISC-V BPI-F3 for my 2026 single-board-computer series.

The M4 Zero beats the Raspberry Pi Zero 2 on every benchmark, up to 47% faster, and it's the cheapest board in the whole comparison. I also got @pi4j blinking an RGB LED on it, my first working GPIO example on a non-Raspberry Pi board!

Full write-up + video:
https://webtechie.be/post/first-test-of-java-on-banana-pi-arm-and-risc-v-plus-a-blinking-led-with-pi4j/

#Java #BananaPi #RISCV #ARM #Pi4J #SingleBoardComputer #JavaOnSingleBoardComputers #FOSS

MelodyMatrix has a new website: a static, multilingual Hugo site in 8 languages. The already existing Vaadin app still handles licenses, data, API, etc.

Also shipped: MelodyMatrix 1.1.0, with a new audio spectrum view, falling note blocks in the Piano view, and better view/soundfont/audio sync.

Built with Theia IDE and the Claude API, same workflow as used for @lottie4j.

Read all about it in this blog:
https://webtechie.be/post/a-new-website-for-melodymatrix-and-whats-new-in-release-1.1.0/

#MelodyMatrix #JavaFX #Java

This just happened... I published the 100th episode of the @foojay #Podcast :foojay:! No plan, just episode after episode with interesting talks, untill I noticed I already hit 99 :-) I decided to invite other podcasters to talk about their motivation, what they learned,... With Adam Bien, Jennifer Reif, Kadi (Grigg) McKean, Steve Poole, and Oumaima Zerouali.

Listen in your favorite podcast app, or watch it on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PID--srP0_U

Here is the new #JavaFX #LinksOfTheWeek, published on https://www.jfx-central.com/links.

Thanks to
Marius Hanl
Michael Strauß
Kevin Rushforth
@gluonhq
@lottie4j
Nice Application 1 (Udit)
Austin Lehman

Happy reading, and have a lovely #Java weekend!