Road to Java2Script 1.0.0 release:
- 1.0.0 M3 will be released at Aug 20, 2006.
In this release, main features include- Full support of Eclipse 3.2.0 beside Eclipse 3.1.*
- No more need of extra JDT core jar enhancement
- Dynamic JavaScript loading
- Early Java reflection implementation
- JUnit support
- CTabFolder, Table, Combo, Spinner, ProgressBar, Scale improved
- Early key navigation support
- Lazy layout improved
- Support more look and feels
- 1.0.0 M4 will be released at about Oct 9, 2006. In this release, all features should be locked.
Coming features include- CoolBar, ToolBar, Menu, ColorDialog, FontDialog, more custom widgets improvement
- Look and feel manager
- Key navigation system
- DND system improvement
- Windows manager
- Extension points for RPC calls (only interfaces with a very simple reference implementation)
- Bug-fix of M3
- There is no 1.0.0 M5 but will be 1.0.0 RC release at Nov 11, 2006
Works to be done include- Dynamic JavaScript loading performance tunning
- Packing system tunning
- J2SClazz core packing and zipping
- J2S SWT performance tunning
- J2S SWT packing tunning
- Benchmark system for Java2Script
- More integration tunning
- The final release of 1.0.0 will be released in later December, 2006, about one year after Java2Script is open sourced. All thing may depend on feedback of 1.0.0 RC.
Works to be done include- More tutorials
- White paper
- Demo projects using Java2Script
- Documents
- Lots of XXX v.s. J2S to tell developers about advantages and disadvantages of J2S.