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API Documentation: the Overlooked Little Brother of Programming Tools

Most programming languages ship with a set of tools to help you build great software. Java has debuggers, compilers, syntax highlighting, and more bug reporting...

Most programming languages ship with a set of tools to help you build great software. Java has debuggers, compilers, syntax highlighting, and more bug reporting systems than you can shake a stick at. We even have great reference manuals. And yet the API documentation itself always gets the short end of the stick. JavaDoc was breathtaking in it's simplicity and elegance when first released in 1995. At the time HTML was new and the most advanced competing documentation was...

Ask the Experts: JavaFX Preview, August 18-22

If you are interested in asking us questions about JavaFX, we will be hosting a special session where you can interact directly with key members of the...

If you are interested in asking us questions about JavaFX, we will be hosting a special session where you can interact directly with key members of the engineering team behind the product! See below for details: The JavaFX family of products includes the tools and platform SDK that developers, web scripters, and designers need to create dynamic applications for the next generation of web-delivered content. Sun recently released a JavaFX Preview designed to help early adopters...

Nandini Ramani Introduces the JavaFX Preview SDK

Update (12/11): With the release of JavaFX 1.0 this video and its contents are now outdated. Click on the video below to check out a new video screencast...

Update (12/11): With the release of JavaFX 1.0 this video and its contents are now outdated. Click on the video below to check out a new video screencast published on NetBeans TV featuring JavaFX Engineering Director Nandini Ramani. In this screencast, Nandini will introduce you to the JavaFX Preview SDK, give you a quick overview of the JavaFX platform, and then walk you through some hands-on examples using NetBeans. Watch for a cool opening demo in the beginning based on...

What new samples would you like to see?

The initial JavaFX Preview SDK release has gone pretty well. There were a few snafus and broken links, but overall it has gone pretty smoothly for a first...

The initial JavaFX Preview SDK release has gone pretty well. There were a few snafus and broken links, but overall it has gone pretty smoothly for a first preview release. As we plan our next steps I thought I'd ask you all a question. In fact, I'm going to abuse the great power of my blog (2-3 power, to be exact) by begging. So this is a blog beg, or bleg: what samples do you want to see? If you've downloaded the SDK already what would you like to build but don't know how...

Looking for a Crash Course in JavaFX?

The Sun Learning Curve Journal has posted a blog that covers a four-part series to jump-starting your experience with JavaFX. Topics include an exploration of...

The Sun Learning Curve Journal has posted a blog that covers a four-part series to jump-starting your experience with JavaFX. Topics include an exploration of JavaFX Script, Declarative User Interfaces, JavaFX Script functions, as well as an article on accessing Web services from JavaFX. Go check it out!

This Ain't Your Dad's Java!

Hello everyone! My name is Jenn Winger and I am one of the extremely fortunate people to work with the Java marketing team here at Sun on all their outbound...

Hello everyone! My name is Jenn Winger and I am one of the extremely fortunate people to work with the Java marketing team here at Sun on all their outbound marketing programs. Today is an exciting day for all of us in Java land with the annoucement of the JavaFX Preview SDK availability and our morning has been jam packed with lots of activity! I wanted to share with you our podcast series called "This Ain't Your Dad's Java" that Eric Klein, our VP of Java Marketing and...

Interview on BlogTalkRadio

It's been a very busy but exciting morning so far, and still a couple hours left to go! And then of course there is the whole afternoon to look forward to...

It's been a very busy but exciting morning so far, and still a couple hours left to go! And then of course there is the whole afternoon to look forward to (grin). Lots of good press and blog coverage and lots of positive reactions. I wanted to share an interview that I did this past Monday with Sun's BlogTalkRadio. Hope you enjoy it!

Start your engines

My name is Josh Marinacci and I'm excited about JavaFX because I love GUIs. I love graphics, animation, video, audio, and anything else that creates a richer...

My name is Josh Marinacci and I'm excited about JavaFX because I love GUIs. I love graphics, animation, video, audio, and anything else that creates a richer user experience. Ever since I wrote my first fractal on a black and white Timex Sinclair (taking 2 hours to render a single 20x40 1bit image), I've been a GUI guy. I'm addicted and there is no cure. So why am I excited about JavaFX? Because it gives us the freedom to create beautiful and responsive interfaces like never...

Announcing the JavaFX Preview SDK

Hi, my name is Jacob Lehrbaum and I'm a senior product line manager in the JavaFX Marketing team. I'd like to begin by welcoming you to the official JavaFX...

Hi, my name is Jacob Lehrbaum and I'm a senior product line manager in the JavaFX Marketing team. I'd like to begin by welcoming you to the official JavaFX blog. I'm even more thrilled to announce that we officially launched the JavaFX Preview SDK this morning! This is a very exciting milestone for us as it marks our first official release and includes tools to enable web scripters to begin prototyping JavaFX content for use in desktop or browsers. In the JavaFX Preview SDK...