A scripting language from Sun for creating rich multimedia-based user interfaces in Java from desktops to handhelds. Introduced in 2007, JavaFX Script is the core of JavaFX, while JavaFX Mobile provides a Linux and Java-based platform for writing smartphone applications. See Java.
 | Reproduced with permission from Computer Desktop Encyclopedia. Copyright (c) 1981-2008 The Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved. |
Additional Resources
- Final Silverlight 2.0 for Windows and Mac now looking like October
- Final Silverlight 2.0 for Windows and Mac now looking like OctoberSilverlight quite easy to use...I have tried out and bought the Expression Suite to try out Silverlight for Vista desktop and web applications. I will probably buy the 2.0 version of Expression suite to use the Silverlight 2.0 stuff.Adobe...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?
- Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?I'm more interested in SilverLightand its release date / improvement as a .Net developer. I don't care how some browser speeds Javascript up 1000 times. Browsers are lipstick, and Javascript is a pig. With RIA such as SilverLight, JavaFX and Flash out there, somebody...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlight
- Chrome's JavaScript poses challenge to Silverlightis Flash chopped liver?I don't get it... Flash is ubiquitous.. it's on almost every PC out there and has a huge developer base behind it, yet these people are implying Silverlight is THE platform to beat. What does Silverlight have that Flash doesn't (besides a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?
- JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?Crutches have their placeMy biggest complaint against C has always been that it makes it too easy to write buggy code.That said, given what JS is used for, what you describe appears to be severely overwrought.RE: JavaScript 2.0: Why Give Programmers Crutches?I disagree, having classes...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1
- Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Olympics set the stage for Web tech fight
- Olympics set the stage for Web tech fightIt's going to be a short fightFlash is so technically inferior to Silverlight in virtually every capacity that it is already dead. Real developers have avoided web development effectively ceding it to the html weenies as the web has always been a truly...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Is 64-bit Flash support just around the corner?
- Is 64-bit Flash support just around the corner?Not so fast, JohnnyJavaFx could be a strong player on the RIA front which might bring a little life to Swing. On the server end, Java is still pretty entrenched especially in large scale enterprise apps running under *nix where Java is basically...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- News to know: Limelight's Olympics; Software prices; Wordcamp 2008; Windows 7 Server
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet Larry Dignan: Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn? Podcast: CIO tells how he reduced impact...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- LWUIT vs. JavaFX Mobile
- LWUIT vs. JavaFX MobileJ2ME on windows mobile"Of course neither will work yet on iPhones, Android phones, or standard Windows Mobile phones." Increasingly windows mobile phones have good JVMs. The blackjack for example.......
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- LWUIT vs. JavaFX Mobile
- The light-weight user interface toolkit for Java ME LWUIT has been released as open source under the GPLv2+classpath exception license. LWUIT is a library that helps content developers in creating rich and consistent Java ME applications. LWUIT supports visual components, theming, transitions, animation, and more. Sounds similar to JavaFX doesn't...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!
- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!RE: Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux![url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/08/nbcolympicscom-linux-users-sol.html]Hate it.[/url]Sticks in the kraw of Open Source folksas they can't stand working with anything MS related.What OS were you using?I was watching...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Sun's fourth quarter solid; Growth in fiscal 2009 remains elusive
- Sun Microsystems on Friday reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $88 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $3.78 billion, down 1.4 percent from a year ago. Adjusted earnings in the quarter were $275 million, or 35 cents a share. However, Sun sees another tough year ahead....
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- How to Create Translucent and Shaped Windows
- JavaFX Script is a capable new language that offers a set of APIs for creating RIAs. It also provides the user with access to the rich features of the standard Java language. One of the major features introduced in the Java SE 6u10 release is the ability to create translucent...
- White papers 2008-08-01
- JavaFX preview SDK available
- JavaFX preview SDK availableAs Annoying As FlashNo matter how good the Technology is supposed to be, good design is still hard to come by. What's the point if a new RIA platform just facilitates more unintelligent GUI and insane ads? Somehow at the sight of some rich graphics...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- JavaFX preview SDK available
- Sun released a preview SDK for JavaFX which gives developers a first look at the RIA play for Sun. Coté has a couple of videos up wth Nandini Ramani, the Director of Engineering for JavaFX and we did a Podcast with Joshua Marinacci as part of RIA Weekly that should...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?
- JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?They should start in their backyardI think it would be a success if it ends up with more responsive java enterprise apps. Which would help retention of developers. Eterprise java apps are the worst, they gave java a bad...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game?
- Sun Microsystems on Thursday will launch the JavaFX preview release as it aims to round up its bevy of Java developers to be a player in rich Internet applications. The preview release gives designers, web scripters and developers a peek at Sun's tools to make RIAs across...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- News to know: Microsoft Midori; Sub $600 PCs; Dell; Neosploit; SOA
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: More tech details emerge on Microsoft's 'Midori' What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'? Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Microsoft, In Search Of Itself Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The 'Mojave Experiment' - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it...
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this week
- JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekis JavaFX an extension of M$ WinFX API?That FX sufix spells doom for me.Either $un have become a M$ appendice or they can't come with some original name for their aging product.RE: JavaFX Preview SDK to be released this weekWell, how could the...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
Fusion
- There’s a new energy coming from the people of AMD. Its the power of Fusion.
- Learn about the power of fusion at work and the industry-changing impact of accelerated computing.
-
- View AMD video, case studies, blogs, forums, and more on ZDNet »
-
