作者：James L. Weaver, Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson
出版日期：July 14, 2009
出版社：Apress
页数：500
ISBN：ISBN-10: 1430218754 ISBN-13: 978-1430218753
文件格式：PDF


Product Description
The highly anticipated JavaFX™ technology and platform isessentially Sun’s approach to Adobe Flash and Microsoft’s emergingSilverlight. JavaFX lets developers play with the open sourcescripting, desktop, and mobile APIs offered to create dynamic, seamlessvisual user interfaces (UIs) that are “Flash–like” and beyond…
Learn from bestselling JavaFX author Jim Weaver and expert JavaFX developers Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, and Dean Iversonto discover the highly anticipated JavaFX technology and platform thatenables developers and designers to create RIAs that can run acrossdiverse devices. Covering the JavaFX Script language, JavaFX Mobile,and development tools, Pro JavaFX™ Platform: Script, Desktop and Mobile RIA with Java™ Technology provides code examples that cover virtually every language and API feature.
This book contains
Tutorials that teach JavaFX to an application developer or graphicsdesigner who has had no exposure to JavaFX. These tutorials will beexhaustive, covering virtually every facet of JavaFX Script and arefully updated for the JavaFX 1.2 release.Reference materials on JavaFX that augment what is available from the JavaFX Language Reference and API documentation.JavaFX on other platforms besides the desktop, such as mobile.Visit projavafx.com for more resources and information from the authors.
What you’ll learnGet started with JavaFX Script, including downloading the SDK and available tools.Express user interfaces with declarative scripting.Define classes, functions, and attributes.Use JavaFX and associated tools so that an application developerand a graphics designer can effectively collaborate on an application.Uncover the JavaFX language and APIs to whatever degree you choose.The tutorials, reference materials, and pointers to resources will beexhaustive.Have fun learning JavaFX because of the engaging and friendly stylein which it is presented in this book. A lot of people have beenwaiting for a real 1.2 book to buy and this is it!Who is this book for?General audience: application developers, graphic designers, and ITdecision makers. Not only will this book contain technical informationfor developers and designers, it will build a compelling case forchoosing JavaFX for web applications and Rich Internet Applications.
About the Apress Pro SeriesThe Apress Pro series books are practical, professional tutorials to keep you on and moving up the professional ladder.
You have gotten the job, now you need to hone your skills in thesetough competitive times. The Apress Pro series expands your skills andexpertise in exactly the areas you need. Master the content of a Probook, and you will always be able to get the job done in a professionaldevelopment project. Written by experts in their field, Pro seriesbooks from Apress give you the hard–won solutions to problems you willface in your professional programming career.
About the Author
James L. (Jim) Weaver is the Senior VP of Technology at VerianaNetworks, Inc. He writes books, speaks for groups and conferences, andprovides training and consulting services on the subjects of Java andJavaFX. He also posts regularly to his blog at www.JavaFXpert.com whosestated purpose is to help the reader learn JavaFX Script and otherJavaFX technologies.
Weiqi Gao is a principal software engineer with Object Computing,Inc. in St. Louis, MO. He has over 15 years of software developmentexperience and has been using Java technology since 1998. He isinterested in programming languages, object–oriented systems,distributed computing, and graphical user interfaces. He is a member ofthe steering committee of the St. Louis Java Users Group. Weiqi holds aPh.D. in mathematics.
Open–source developer and agile manager, Stephen Chin is founder ofnumerous open-source projects including WidgetFX and JFXtras and SeniorManager at Inovis in Emeryville, CA. He has been working with Javadesktop and enterprise technologies for over a decade, and has apassion for improving development technologies and process. Stephen’sinterest in Java technologies has lead him to start a Java and JavaFXfocused blog that is targeted at early technology adopters(www.steveonjava.com).
Dean Iverson has been writing software professionally for over 15years. He is currently employed by the Virginia Tech TransportationInstitute where he is a senior researcher and rich client applicationdeveloper. He also has a small software consultancy called PleasingSoftware Solutions which he co-founded with his wife.