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Unwrapping JavaFX 1.0
JavaFX 1.0 makes its debut today amid high hopes and a sea of doubt. 
Some in the Java community believe JavaFX could become "the application environment for the Java platform," while others say
Sun has made nothing but mistakes on the client side, and JFX is too little, too late. In this talk with Sun Microsystems
Senior Director of Java Marketing Param Singh, and JavaFX Architect John Burkey, Andrew Glover addresses both the concerns
associated with JavaFX 1.0 and its potential. Get the developer's perspective on what you'll be able to do with JavaFX 1.0.
Also hear Sun's answer to the question: What does JavaFX 1.0 mean for Swing?
- "Jump into JavaFX, Part 2: JavaFX Script" tours the syntax of this Java-based scripting language, from fundamentals to data binding. See Part 1 for a pre-release primer on setting up your NetBeans-JavaFX development environment.
- Substance developer Kirill Grouchnikov has been among those loudly opposed to the prospect of Sun's dropping support for Swing in favor of JFX.
- Josh Marinacci has declared JavaFX the "application environment for the Java platform." Jim Weaver has said that JavaFX will "restore sanity to Internet application development." Terrence Barr quoted both in his post regarding the JavaFX Mobile pre-release.
- Like this podcast? You might also enjoy Andrew Glover's talk with Ken Russell, lead architect of the next-generation Java Plug-in, discussing Java SE 6u10 and the return of the applet.
- F3 creator Chris Oliver's blog is syndicated on JavaWorld.
- Stay tuned for more inside views from JavaWorld's Java Technology Insider.
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