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 ...

Which is better for your next Java GUI project: Java Swing vs. JavaFX? This tip explores their history and capabilities to help you choose the right one.

JavaFX isn't hard to learn. In fact, any developer with a little bit of object-oriented knowledge and a penchant for desktop development in Java can quickly put together a feature-rich GUI application ...

We've discussed here before the brewing battle between Swing and JavaFX for the hearts and minds of desktop Java GUI developers. Will the two technologies develop in parallel, each with their own ...

News NetBeans 6.9 Release Emphasizes JavaFX By John K. Waters June 24, 2010 One of the questions lingering in the aftermath of Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is, what happens now to the open ...

Oracle Embraces JavaFX, Plans To Open Source It 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 ...