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Resources
For some background information on JavaFX, you can consult the following resources.

• This topic's code examples: The Source Code/Download section at the Apress web site

( www.apress.com ).

• Java Posse #163: Newscast for February 8, 2008: This is a podcast of a Java Posse interview

with Josh Marinacci and Richard Bair on the subject of JavaFX. The URL is
http://javaposse.com/java_posse_163_newscast_for_feb_8th_2008 .

• “Congratulations to the JavaFX Script Compiler Team—The Elephant Is Through the Door”:

A blog post by one of this topic's authors, Jim Weaver, that congratulated the JavaFX compiler
team for reaching a tipping point in the project. The URL is
http://learnjavafx.typepad.com/weblog/2007/12/congratulations.html .

JavaFX.com site: The home page for JavaFX where you can download the JavaFX SDK
and other resource for JavaFX. The URL is http://www.javafx.com .

• Oracles's

• The JavaFX Community site, with content from a wide source of contributors that are active in

the JavaFX world. The URL is https:// javafxcommunity.com .

• FX Experience: A blog maintained by Oracle JavaFX Engineers Richard Bair, Jasper Potts, and

Jonathan Giles. The URL is http://fxexperience.com .

• Jim Weaver's JavaFX Blog: A blog, started in October 2007, the stated purpose of which is to

help the reader become a “JavaFXpert.” The URL is http://javafxpert.com .

• Weiqi Gao's Observation: A blog in which Weiqi Gao shares his experience in software

development. The URL is http://weiqigao.blogspot.com/ .

• Dean Iverson's Pleasing Software Blog: A blog in which Dean Iverson shares his innovations in

JavaFX and GroovyFX. The URL is http://pleasingsoftware.blogspot.com .

• Steve on Java: A blog in which Stephen Chin keeps the world updated on his tireless exploits in

the areas of JavaFX, Java, and Agile development. The URL is http://steveonjava.com .

• Johan's blog: A blog in which Johan Vos discusses JavaFX and Java Enterprise. The URL is

http://blogs.lodgon.com/johan .

• JavaFX Eclipse Plugin: Eclipse tooling for JavaFX 2.0, being developed by Tom Shindl. The URL

for the announcement is http://tomsondev.bestsolution.at/2011/06/24/
introducing-efxclipse/ .

• ScenicView: An application for inspecting the scenegraph of your JavaFX applications. The

URL is http://scenic-view.org .

http://robovm.org .

• RoboVM, allowing you to port JavaFX Applications to iOS. The URL is

• JavaFX-Android port, allowing you to run JavaFX applications on Android. The URL is

https://bitbucket.org/javafxports/android/wiki/Home .

• JavaFXPorts, a web site dedicated to the mobile ports of JavaFX. The URL is

http://javafxports.org .

http://controlsfx.org . • ControlsFX, high-quality custom JavaFX controls. The URL is

http://jfxtras.org .

• JFXtras.org, high-quality custom JavaFX controls. The URL is