How to Get Started with JavaFX

Anyone interested in adopting or just learning abit more about JavaFX before making the switch should check out the JavaFX... Learning Path blog where Shiv Kumar Ganesh has posted some helpful links and tips on approaching this "really cool technology to create Rich Internet Applications."

Also see the March 13th blog entry of The Planetarium that includes a multitude of links on "Learning JavaFX".

Deploying a JavaFX Web Application

Octavian Tanase writes that this type of deployment is "trivial" and he presents the code necessary for an HTML page.

Latest Articles on JavaFX

Already made the leap to JavaFX and just need to find out ways to make the most of it? The JavaFX team has published a few articles that may hold some interest:

• JavaFX Script ~ JavaScript Bridge: Learn how JavaFX applets can communicate with JavaScript code to bring a new level of interactivity to your web pages. This article examines how to call one language from the other, using the JavaFX Script—JavaScript bridge. Requires Java SE 6 Update 10 at minimum.

• Incorporating Media Assets: Explore the JavaFX Media functionality, including the supported formats, platforms, and features. This document and screencast are the first part of the technical article, Incorporating Media Assets Into JavaFX Applications.

• Media Browser Application ~ More Mobile Features: Discover how the existing Media Browser application has been updated to rotate, zoom, pan, and swipe images on a mobile device. These mobile features are demonstrated on the JavaFX Mobile Emulator.

• Creating a RESTful Web Service and JavaFX Client: Learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with GlassFish and MySQL to create a RESTful web service. You'll also learn how to use the NetBeans IDE with JavaFX support to run a JavaFX client for the web service.

Book: "JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications"

This upcoming book on JavaFX is due in stores around JavaOne 2009. For now, you can check out the book\'s Website and download samples and code. [...read more...]

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