Jeff Friesen continues his comprehensive introduction to the JavaFX APIs, based on JavaFX Preview SDK, with a look at how JavaFX handles media, GUI construction, and effects. You’ll also try your hand ...

The key difference between Swing vs. JavaFX is that JavaFX is an actively maintained Java project that supports the development of modern, feature-rich GUI applications, while Swing is an older ...

JavaFX was something of a darling of JavaOne this week. Oracle not only came through on its promised update of the Java user interface (UI) platform, it delivered additional features, such as a new ...

One of the questions lingering in the aftermath of Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is, what happens now to the open source NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE)? Oracle's release ...

Before you can create rich internet applications in JavaFX, you need to get to know the JavaFX Script language. So, fire up your NetBeans IDE and take Jeff Friesen’s scripted tour of JavaFX Script’s ...

The Oracle-sponsored NetBeans team on Tuesday announced availability of the open source NetBeans 6.9 IDE featuring JavaFX Composer, a visual layout tool for building JavaFX GUI applications. The ...