JavaFX's Application class is an essential part of every JavaFX application. Learn about the various capabilities that Application makes available.

In October 2011 , I used the post Hello JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by NetBeans 7.1 beta to look at using NetBeans 7.1 beta to build a simple Hello, World style of JavaFX 2.0 application.

Sun Microsystems has released its JavaFX rich Internet application platform that puts the company in competition with Adobe and Microsoft in the RIA space. Despite its come-from-behind status, Sun ...

Developers can craft apps using JavaFX Script, a declarative scripting language for rich interface development. Tooling includes plug-ins for the NetBeans and Eclipse IDEs, and plug-in filters for ...

JavaFX isn't a completely independent runtime; it is essentially designed as a layer that sits on top of Java in order to make Java better-suited for rich application development.

Sun officially started its JavaOne developer conference in San Francisco on Tuesday with a series of keynote presentations designed to showcase JavaFX, the company's new rich internet-application ...

While JavaFX provides the groundwork for cross-platform applications, usage is low across the industry with JavaScript/Web clients far more common.

JavaFX 2.0, an upgrade to the Java-based rich client platform that originated at Sun Microsystems, was made available in a beta form this week by the Java team at Oracle.

I haven't done a very good job of covering JavaFX. Partly it's because I don't come from the Java world and so I still haven't totally grasped the full significance of the announcement.