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Video of Cool JavaFX Demos at JavaOne 2008

During the Tuesday afternoon general session at JavaOne 2008, there were some cool JavaFX-related announcements and demos. Grab some popcorn and watch this...

5 replies - 1243 views - 05/15/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Why Swing / JavaFX is not a platform (yet)

If a platform is a set of resources (both code and data) which can be organized to create an application, then the usefulness of a given platform is defined by...

27 replies - 1404 views - 05/15/08 by Jonathan Locke in News

Paying The Price for JavaFX

They say every silver lining has a cloud. We all got quite excited about JavaFX finally giving us Java across an array of devices and great video...

30 replies - 3207 views - 05/14/08 by James Sugrue in Articles

JFX and the Way Forward After JavaOne 2008

For me, JavaOne 2008 was enlightening, exhilarating and exhausting.  It was great meeting colleagues that I had only known via email and JavaFX mailing...

11 replies - 1510 views - 05/12/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

JavaFX Gets Video Capabilities

Get ready for high quality video on the screens of your life. Sun has entered into a multi-year agreement with On2 Technologies, to provide immersive media...

6 replies - 2132 views - 05/08/08 by James Sugrue in Articles

JavaOne 2008 Opening Keynote

The main theme of years conference is “Java + You” and it looks like that could be a big advertising play for Java for the next little while. What does it...

2 replies - 2356 views - 05/07/08 by cornsomething in News

Watch for Falling Blocks: Take TetrisJFX for a Spin!

You may know that I've been progressively building a Tetris game in JavaFX on this blog, the most recent post being Game Over: Improving upon the Compiled...

4 replies - 1022 views - 05/01/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Game Over: Improving upon the Compiled JavaFX Tetris Program

In the Knowing the State of a JavaFX Script Animation post I showed you the more succinct syntax for controlling animations.  Now I'd like to show you some...

0 replies - 937 views - 04/29/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Knowing the State of a JavaFX Script Animation

In the Reading 'tween the Lines - Simplified JavaFX Script Animation Syntax post, I showed you how to start, stop, pause and resume an animation.  In this...

4 replies - 1125 views - 04/25/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Reading 'tween the Lines - Simplified JavaFX Script Animation Syntax

As mentioned in the first Tetris post, the JavaFX Script animation syntax is undergoing simplification.  Today, I'd like to show you a very basic example of...

0 replies - 1338 views - 04/16/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Create a Yahtzee Dice Roller and Scorer in Compiled JavaFX Script

I'm still at The Server Side Java Symposium in Las Vegas, and I think that walking by all these slot machines has inspired this blog post. Today's example...

2 replies - 1099 views - 03/27/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

Why Does JavaFX Get to Cheat?

Why does JavaFX get to do things that would be frowned upon if done in plain old Java?

14 replies - 3098 views - 03/25/08 by cfagan in News

Roll the Dice - A Compiled JavaFX Script Example

I'm on my way to Vegas to speak at The Server Side Java Symposium, so in keeping with that theme I wanted to create a simple dice program as today's example. ...

0 replies - 1630 views - 03/22/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

A JavaFX Script Calendar that Displays a Google Calendar Feed

Today I'd like to show you the humble beginnings of a JavaFX Script calendar that displays a Google Calendar feed.  It is currently pointing to my Google...

0 replies - 2441 views - 03/19/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles

JavaFXOne is Going to Rock! (JavaFX Sessions at JavaOne 2008)

I'm getting excited about presenting at, and attending, JavaOne this year.  There will be lots of JavaFX sessions that show how far JavaFX has come in one...

4 replies - 2817 views - 03/17/08 by Jim Weaver in Articles