Just a quick note that Part One of the Using Properties and Bindings in JavaFX 2 article that  I wrote for Java Magazine is now available.  It is written in tutorial-style, and contains a download that has exercise/solution code.  Here's a video ... [read more]

Developing user interfaces is tricky, regardless of whether you’re just trying to understand the high level scenegraph layout, or whether you’re pushing pixels for a finely tuned user interface. I understand and feel for people in this situation. ... [read more]

JavaFX 2.1 was released yesterday right on schedule, along with the JavaFX 2.1 release notes, and a huge number of new articles on the JavaFX documentation site. From the Oracle press release, here are the key improvements in JavaFX 2.1 (aside fr ... [read more]

Readers of this blog know that I have a passion for helping rich-client Java and JavaFX become preferred technologies for new application development.  You may also know that Stephen Chin has been instrumental fanatical in moving JavaFX forward, ... [read more]

With the release of JavaFX 2, Weiqi, Stephen, Dean and I decided to rewrite our Pro JavaFX book.  During the process, Johan Vos joined the fray, and Pro JavaFX 2 is now available as a definitive guide for Java developers.  Here's the Table of Con ... [read more]

I recently finished writing a book on the new release of the JavaFX 2.0 SDK (JavaFX 2.0 Introduction by Example) and it has already been placed on the shelves at a bookstore (Amazon) near you. The book will walk you through, step-by-step, giving ... [read more]

In just under a two year period they (JavaFX teams) have managed to take on most if not all the features from 1.0 to 1.3.x, added many new controls and increased performance. [read more]

The Titanium product promises desktop and mobile development, using HTML, CSS and Javascript, to Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone and soon Blackberry. [read more]

Independent.. Unplugged.. No “Corporate” Strings Attached.. Just thought of putting down my wish list.. Offline Deployment: Users must be able to deploy and execute JavaFX applications in various mode without depending on dl.javafx.com. Yes, with ... [read more]

My first attempt of using Microsoft XNA - I plan to create a game eventually, but the first stage is to experiment with the Framework. I coded it using C#, one sprite (increasing to 100 gradually), it uses scaling, rotation and movement. [read more]

We are proud to announce that FEST-Assert 1.2 is out! [read more]

I’ve been reading for some time various articles and blogs about Polyglot Programming, and the perception I got is there are two opposite views: the ones preaching it and the ones that tried and it didn’t work for them. IMHO, the points made by p ... [read more]