One of the flashiest aspects of JavaFX 2 is its animation support. The insightful Creating Transitions and Timeline Animation in JavaFX covers using both Transitions and Timelines in JavaFX 2.

This third article in the Jump into JavaFX series includes an overview of keyframe animation and a short introduction to creating and manipulating shapes and images in JavaFX.

James Gosling, the father of Java and a Sun Fellow, described JavaFX as "oriented around interfaces that are highly animated." JavaFX can also eliminate some of the security and compatibility ...