JavaFX Script is a new language designed specifically for building GUIs and rich internet applications. This focus on the user interface has given JavaFX Script many distinctive features which encourage particular design patterns, resulting in applications that are fast to build and run. Join Josh Marinacci, one of the core JavaFX developers from Sun, as he explores the unique features of JavaFX and shows how they can help you build great applications. Each section of this talk will discuss one of the distinguishing features of the JavaFX Script language, …

Devoxx 2008 keynote by the Sun Microsystems JavaFX team. Danny Coward is Sun Microsystems’ Chief Architect, Sun’s Client Software. He is responsible for the technical direction of the Java platform for the desktop (Java SE) and the Java platform as it is expressed on billions of mobile and embedded devices such as mobile phones (Java ME). In addition, Danny leads the technical direction for Java FX the next generation rich immersive user experience for all screens.

SDN Deep Dive host Ed Ort is joined by Jacob Lehrbaum, Senior Product Line Manager for JavaFX Marketing, to discuss the latest developments in the exciting new JavaFX platform.

Dick Wall and Carl Quinn (from the JavaPosse.com) interviewed the available JavaFX engineers at Devoxx (Joshua Marinacci, Jasper Potts, Richard Bair and Martin Brehovsky) and asked them how they experienced the JavaFX release, what JavaFX tools they use and suggest, how to communicate with JavaFX clients and lots more.

Users are increasingly expecting their content and applications to be available across all the screens of their life. Built upon the Java Platform, JavaFX 1.0 provides the tools, APIs, and features necessary to create dynamic applications for the next generation of internet application innovation. This session starts with an overview of the language, particularly from a Java developers perspective. The session will then dive into the JavaFX scene graph, animation, and media APIs. It ends with a brief roadmap for the future of the JavaFX platform. After attending this session, …

Join Sun Microsystems’ Robert Eckstein as he teaches you the fundamentals of the new JavaFX programming language, all in fifteen minutes or less!

Sun Microsystems demos new JavaFX powered applets at its annual JavaOne  Conference in San Francisco Tuesday. Danny Coward and Ken Russell of Sun’s Java SE team show how the new applets can be deployed within a Web browser or dragged over to the desktop.