JavaFX on Embedded and Mobile - JavaFX 8: A Definitive Guide to Building Desktop, Mobile, and Embedded Java Clients - page 530

Figure 12-8. Project properties showing the Runtime Platform option
The Runtime Platform option in the Run settings shows the platforms that you can choose to execute your Java or
JavaFX application. Switching between your local development system and the remote embedded system (which we
named RemotePi) will cause the application to either run on your local system or on the embedded system.
JavaFX on Mobile
Currently, more mobile devices (phones and tablets) are sold than desktop systems. It is estimated that in 2014, more
people will use mobile devices to access the Internet than desktop systems. This fact alone is a game-changer in the
IT industry. One of the consequences is that information and services should be accessible via a mobile interface
to reach the majority of Internet users. There are more changes, though. Where the majority of the information on
desktop systems is consumed using a web browser, this is not true on mobile devices. Users of mobile devices prefer
to use native applications, or so-called apps, rather than a web browser. This means that companies and organizations
that want to reach their mobile users should create applications instead of (mobile) web pages. This is a huge
opportunity for JavaFX developers, as it is possible to create mobile applications using JavaFX. Rather than creating
a mobile web site with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, Java developers can now create JavaFX applications and package
them as mobile applications.