The foundations of JavaFX, including the purpose of the Application class and how to override its inherited start () method. The theatrical metaphor JavaFX uses, including how to create scenes, set ...

Tellingly, even the JavaFX home page doesn’t actually use JavaFX; it uses Ajax and Quicktime movies. While Sun and Adobe plan on being RIA kingpins both are coming at it from different angles.

JavaFX has been Java’s under-the-radar platform for building rich client applications. While it hasn’t garnered the attention that rival platforms like Adobe Flash or JavaScript have received ...