JavaFX For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers))

Excellent resource for Java programmers looking to extend their skills into JavaFX GUI programming. Though it doesn't have the depth of a JavaFX reference book, it could be used as one while you learn the basics of the subject. There's some humor scattered throughout, but unlike some of the Dummies books, you won't be wading through mounds of unnecessary comedy to find the information you need.Although I had an opportunity to check this book out in person before buying so I could be sure it would be useful to me, for those who can't do that and are still left unsure even with the Amazon preview, the target audience for this book is programmers who are already comfortable in Java and Swing (the standard Java GUI API), and want to see what JavaFX has to offer. If you don't know whether that's you...it probably isn't, at least not yet.As for the book itself, there are a few minor, non-confusing example-code typos, but overall this book is great. It details how to program things like menus, tables, and buttons, and delves into using CSS for applying custom backgrounds, colors, and styles to the various elements in a program. In the last sections it also gives you a glimpse into JavaFX's 3D capabilities, and shows you how to use layout panes for more advanced and precise scene arrangement.All in all, this was well-worth the money. Highly recommended.

This book serves as an excellent primer to the JavaFX GUI Platform. If I were to rate it, I would give it a 4 1/2 / 5.The author very clearly explains of the Java FX API, and how to programmatically design stunning GUIs.If you truly wanted to do all of your JavaFX work strictly programmatically, this exposition of the JavaFX API is for you.It is not merely a regurgitation of the JavaFX API documentation; the author takes care in walking through JavaFX in a practical as well theoretical light, providing the reader with insight into the processes involved in JavaFX programming that aren't necessarily straightforward to JavaFX novices, even if they are experienced Software Engineers.Where this book is wanting and looses its mark is in its failure to discuss FXML/SceneBuilder, a profoundly more convenient means of quickly creating GUIs (in the eyes of many) & a better way to separate application logic from design code (supporting the MVC and other methods). Although not a part of the JavaFX API itself, FXML/SceneBuilder (at least FXML) is without question required knowledge for persons with any intention on being seriously considered an expert/professional in the domain of JavaFX.My recommendation is to read this text FIRST then dive straight into Pro JavaFX by Apress (most advanced modern JavaFX8 text available). After these two and some steady, serious development, one may engage in the conversation of whether or not they are an expert in JavaFX.~ Best Wishes,[...]

I've had a chance to work my way through enough chapters to be able to recommend this book as a pretty good guide to begin programming in JavaFX. I don't think it will teach you Java though - so prior programming experience would be helpful. My main interest in purchasing this book was to help me convert a program I had written in Processing to Java so I could run it on the desktop. I was successful and have to credit this book for it's clarity, even though I must have read the same chapters 3 or 4 times before getting it. I used NetBeans8 and had no problem compiling the sample code to date. My only quibble, which applies to almost all of these coding books, the examples are too small and don't provide a very big picture of how classes work together.

After finishing this book I can say that if you are looking for a book that gives you a clear and concise introduction into JavaFX, then this book is for you. I also have "Pro JavaFX 8", and "JavaFX 8: Introduction by Example", and both of them are a lot more complicated and harder to understand then this book. I will say that this book misses a few things that are pretty important in JavaFX (like FXML) however everything that the book does cover is easy to understand.I believe that the biggest strength that this book has, is that it explains the JavaFX api to you instead of assuming that you have read the api and figured it out yourself. For example, when the author shows you something new like JavaFX properties, he shows the most common methods for properties and gives explanations for what they do.Overall this is a really good book that I would definitely recommend to anyone interested in learning more about JavaFX (Its a lot easier to understand then the other books).

I picked this book up to learn specifically the JavaFX module on my winter break. I've already had two semesters of formal Java training, including Data Structures, so this book is right on my level, if not a bit easy. I could see someone having difficulties if this book was their introduction to Java as a whole.I'm about halfway through now, and I'm not only familiar, but also confident, with the material thus far. It's been really enjoyable, actually. I actually managed to use Data Structure concepts to further enhance the classes that are built and used in the book, too!

This book does not include FXML which is the main thing I needed to know when buying it. I think that is a large part of javafx and should be included in a future version of the book. For everything else, it is a very good book. It provided good information of the basics and if you read it you can infer a lot of what you need to know from reading it. Highly recommend, other than the lack of FXML.

assez détaillé pour servir de référence, ce que d'ailleurs l'auteur conseille car sinon c'est un livre qui serait un peu rébarbatif à lire en linéaire. De fait ma version, récente, ressemble déjà à ces vieux bouquins que je possède depuis des années avec des marques pages un peu partout. Il s'en ressent car c'est un 'for Dummies' et la qualité de la reliure (et d'ailleurs aussi de l'impression) est très basique, lié au prix très bas sans aucun doute. Cependant, vu la qualité du contenu, çà reste un très très bon achat.

Klare und übersichtliche Darstellung, auch als Nachschlagewerk für die wichtigsten Klassen und Methoden des Javafx geeignet (Buch auf Englisch). Viele Programmbeispiele. Wo erforderlich auch detaillierte Erläuterungen.

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