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We use MariaDB because it is a free open-source SQL database. I was looking for a low-cost technical stack, and SQL database made a huge sense as it is transactional, and offers all the confort of relational queries, which, for me, is better for general purpose database than noSQL alternatives.

MariaDB is the really free drop-in replacement for mysql, which makes it a good default choice. Note that at some point, I plan to support also Post/gre SQL, which is the other famous SQL open-source database in the enterprise world.

We use JavaFX because it is a powerful framework in java, allowing to develop client and server in the same language.

JavaFX is generally powerful, though there are some components that would require an overhaul to get fully "desktop-grade" experience with simple development (most of the pain is around management of tableview and similar components).

JavaFX is open-source and still supported, even if it could make with a more active improvement of the widgets. Still, the team maintaining it is doing a great job og steering it through the important changes ongoing on the java platform.