Jump into JavaFX, Part 4: The advanced APIs
Jeff Friesen completes his comprehensive tour of the JavaFX APIs with a look at how JavaFX handles media, GUIs, and special
effects. You'll also try your hand at building and deploying a stock-ticker application to Google Chrome.
Jeff Friesen,
April 2009
ActionScript for Java developers, Part 2
Like other dynamic languages, ActionScript has capabilities and usage patterns that could take a Java developer by surprise.
In this second half of his guide to the differences between Java and ActionScript 3, Chet Haase discusses properties, dynamic
behavior, and functions.
Chet Haase,
March 2009
Write your own Twitter application
Catch the social-networking wave with the convenience of Java APIs. Using Apache Commons HttpClient, dom4j, and iText, create
a servlet-based application that dynamically archives Twitter updates in a PDF document mirroring Twitter's look and feel.
Bruno Lowagie,
March 2009
Open source Java projects: JFXtras
Jeff Friesen shows you how Stephen Chin's JFXtras project fills the gaps in JavaFX, with dialog boxes, layouts, a unit-testing
framework, and asynchronous thread support.
Jeff Friesen,
February 2009
Jump into JavaFX, Part 3: The basic APIs
Jeff dives into the JavaFX APIs this month with a script-driven introduction to javafx.lang, javafx.util, and javafx.application.
This third article in the Jump into JavaFX series includes an overview of keyframe animation and a short introduction to creating
and manipulating shapes and images in JavaFX.
Jeff Friesen,
February 2009
JavaFX: Could it be a contender?
InfoWorld's Peter Wayner takes JavaFX 1.0 for a spin and concludes there's a market for it, alright, but maybe not the same
market dominated by Flash.
Peter Wayner,
February 2009
Client-side Java's evolutionary leap
Need perspective on the rapid evolution of client-side Java? Get it here, as Jeff Friesen invites leading lights in the Java
community to share thoughts, and some scoops, on recent developments and what's next for client-side Java development. Topics
include JavaFX, Swing, NetBeans 6.5, OpenJDK, and the Da Vinci Machine.
Jeff Friesen,
January 2009
Year in Review: What to expect in Java SE 7
Java SE 7 has started coming into focus in the past year, even up to recent announcements about Sun's intention to modularize
the JDK. Java 7 maven Alex Miller looks back on the developments of 2008 to tell us what features to expect, and not, in the
final platform specification.
Alex Miller,
December 2008
Year in Review: Java in 2008 - What just happened?
Andrew Glover looks back over the last 12 months in Java development, with an eye on the JVM Language Summit, new trends in
the Java enterprise space, and Sun's emerging client-side strategy.
Andrew Glover,
December 2008
Jump into JavaFX, Part 2: JavaFX Script
JavaFX Script is the client-side scripting language with an expressive take on standard Java programming constructs, from
class declaration to data binding. Fire up your NetBeans IDE and get to know this strangely familiar (but very different)
Java language offspring.
Jeff Friesen,
December 2008
Open source Java projects: Java Binding for OpenGL (JOGL)
If you're planning to develop a game engine or other Java software that requires 3D graphics, you'll want to know about JOGL.
Learn how to use this low-level API to introduce OpenGL's high performance and powerful features to your Java-based games.
Jeff Friesen,
September 2008
Lightweight UI Toolkit to heal JME fragmentation
Released under GPLv2, LWUIT features Swing-like MVC capabilities, 3D integration, widgets, and visual components for developing
mobile applications to run across Java ME devices.
Paul Krill,
August 2008
JavaFX SDK Preview released
Early adopters will be able to get their hands on a preview SDK for JavaFX as of Thursday, marking Sun's entry into the RIA
framework wars.
Chris Kanaracus,
July 2008
Web development with Wicket, Part 2: Reducing and re-using code
Want to build numerous similar Web components without cutting and pasting code? Wicket could be the Web application framework
for you.
Nathan Hamblen,
July 2008
Open source Java projects: SwingLabs PDF Renderer
PDF files are ubiquitous for sharing documents over the Internet, but how do you view and render them in your Java applications?
Find out what the SwingLabs PDF Renderer can do for you, in this installment of the 'Open source Java projects' series.
Jeff Friesen,
June 2008
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