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I think the biggest difference is that I am using the chromium embedded framework (java-cef), so you get e.g. the chrome debugger for debugging your HTML/CSS/JavaScript.

My goal was to use java-cef, but hide all the weirdness.

Also, there's no pre-defined data binding, so a bit less opinionated in this case.

For one, I guess, the price tag.

Thanks.

More performant? Maybe - at least multithreading, fork/join, ... would be easier.

Smaller binaries? No, probably even larger, since the chromium embedded framework (CEF) is biiig. But it would probably be possible to add other HTML renderers later (i.e. CEF during development b/c of the excellent debugging features, JavaFX WebView later).

It would make most sense when you either need multi-threading or have existing Java libraries/code you want to re-use or have mostly Java developers...

As-is, it would only work on platforms where java-cef (the chromium embedded framework) works.

But one could probably add other HTML renderers too (Android, JavaFX WebView, ...).