Geertjan Wielenga, Principal Product Manger in Oracle Developer Tools for NetBeans, is the guest on Episode 64 of the Java Spotlight podcast in a discussion of the NetBeans 7.1 release. NetBeans IDE 7.1 introduces support for JavaFX 2.0 by enabling the full compile/debug/profile development cycle for JavaFX 2.0 applications. The release also provides significant Swing GUI Builder enhancements, CSS3 support, and tools for visual debugging of Swing and JavaFX user interfaces. Additional highlights include Git support integrated into the IDE, new PHP debugging features, various JavaEE and Maven improvements, and more.
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With the release of the free, open source NetBeans IDE 7.1 there is now an IDE that supports JavaFX 2.0 and JDK 7, available for Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, other Linux distributions, Mac and Windows. Support for Java EE includes cluster and instance deployment support for GlassFish Server; 50+ CDI support enhancements in the Java editor; and JSF component suite supporting improvements in Java Persistence, Web Services, EJB; and support for Oracle WebLogic Server 12c. NetBeans platform enhancements include Windows system APIs and support for multiple window layouts; enhanced TopComponentGroup behavior; visual window layout designer; and pluggable multiview components.
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Episode 61 of Java Spotlight features Jim Weaver an independent Java and JavaFX developer, author, and speaker with a passion for helping rich-client Java and JavaFX become preferred technologies for new application development.
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Each year Oracle Tech Network picks 10 of its top articles for the year. This year OTN chose 20. Entirely at random, here are a few of the top articles:
Fork and Join: Java Can Excel at Painless Parallel Programming Too! (Julien Ponge)
Neural Networks on the NetBeans Platform (Zoran Sevarac)
Oracle Senior VP Steve Harris on Oracle’s Vision of Java (Janice J. Heiss)
How I Simplified Oracle Database Installation on Oracle Linux (Ginny Henningsen)
Integration Testing for Java EE (Adam Bien)
Using Transitions for Animation in Oracle's JavaFX 2.0 (James L. Weaver)
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It is possible (and relatively easy), writes Geertjan Wielenga, to have changes in sales properties be reflected in the javafx.scene.chart.BarChart. Wielenga began with the Paint Application, added JavaFX code and a node hierarchy to obtain the desired result. The simplicity of this exercise, he contends, suggests just how well JavaFX can be made to fit into what he terms the "real world of existing Java desktop applications." He advises against dismissing Swing, which he terms unnecessary.
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