Links 2026-05-01 (WIP)

Author: FDelporte

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+* [**Gerrit Grunwald**](https://bsky.app/profile/hansolo.eu/post/3mkeusogqbs2h): "_After a nice 14km morning walk, I’ve modified the prediction mode in my little [JavaFX diabetes app and created a new release](https://github.com/hansolo/glucostatusfx/releases)... and all of that before 8am... great start into the Sunday._ 😁"
 
 ## Components, Libraries, Tools
 
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+* A [message shared by **Street_Humor_7861** on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/JavaFX/comments/1suhrov/early_contributors_wanted_tailwindfx_utilityfirst/): "_Early contributors wanted for TailwindFX. An utility-first UI framework for JavaFX (MIT, 1.0-SNAPSHOT, actively developed). I'm building TailwindFX, an open-source framework that brings Tailwind CSS's utility-first paradigm to JavaFX. Instead of writing verbose CSS/FXML or inline -fx-* styles, you compose UIs with familiar utility classes and type-safe Java APIs._" Check [the repository here](https://github.com/yasmramos/tailwindfx).
+* [**Striking_Creme864** on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/JavaFX/comments/1sz7od8/ceffx_prebuilt_natives_added_no_need_to_compile/): "_We recently introduced our [CEFFX project](https://github.com/techsenger/ceffx) (a library for integrating the Chromium Embedded Framework into JavaFX) and it was well received. Based on that feedback, we decided to simplify its usage by providing prebuilt native libraries. This allows you to use the library without having to compile anything yourself. All native binaries are packaged into the ceffx-natives module using classifier names similar to those in OpenJFX._"
+* [Message by **Dirk Lemmermann**](https://bsky.app/profile/dlemmermann.bsky.social/post/3mkpdkbcan22d): "_GemsFX 4.0.1 is out and has been 'downgraded' back to using Java 11 and JavaFX 17 due to popular demand. I also added a new sampler demo auto-update installer (jdeploy) that [you can download here](https://www.jdeploy.com/~gemsfxdemo). The demo uses Java 24 and JavaFX 25._"
 
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+* [Video by **BabyDevCode**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8YPQzyeh58): "How to Run JavaFX Projects in Visual Studio Code." The original is in Spanish, but also available in auto-dubbed English.
 
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+* [In the JVM Weekly vol. 173, by **Artur Skowroński**](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rest-story-april-edition-jvm-weekly-vol-173-artur-skowro%C5%84ski-ibyyf/): "_[MelodyMatrix](https://melodymatrix.rocks/) by **Frank Delporte** isn't important for what it does (it's a music-related tool) - it's important as a case study for how to ship a JavaFX desktop app in 2026. The [release walkthrough on Foojay covers the full pipeline](https://foojay.io/today/melodymatrix-v1-0-0-released-shipping-a-javafx-app-with-jdeploy-github-actions-and-auto-update/): jdeploy for cross-platform native installers, GitHub Actions for the build, auto-update integration, the works. _"
 
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