Java Reference
In-Depth Information
SceneBuilder is a stand-alone tool that allows you to design JavaFX interfaces rather than coding them. We
discuss SceneBuilder in Chapter 3. Although SceneBuilder produces FXML—and we discuss FXML in Chapter 3 as
well—that can be used in any IDE, NetBeans provides a tight integration with SceneBuilder. The SceneBuilder tool
can be downloaded at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/sb2download-2177776.html .
JavaFX, the Community
JavaFX is not a closed-source project, developed in a secret bunker. To the contrary, JavaFX is being developed in an
open spirit, with an open source code base, open mailing lists, and an open and active community sharing knowledge.
The source code is developed in the OpenJFX project, which is a subproject of the OpenJDK project in which Java
SE is being developed. If you want to examine the source code or the architecture, or if you want to read the technical
discussions on the mailing list, have a look at http://openjdk.java.net/projects/openjfx .
The developer community is very active, both in OpenJFX as well as in application-specific areas. The starting
point for developers is the JavaFX Community at http://javafxcommunity.com . This is a community site created by
Oracle, but with input from many JavaFX developers. The content of the JavaFX Community changes often, and in
Figure 1-2 we show a snapshot on how this community site looked at the time of writing.
Figure 1-2. A snapshot of the JavaFX community web site
 
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