<p style="margin: 0px;"> Now built into Java and closely integrated with the NetBeans Platform, JavaFX 8 is today's state-of-the-art Java-based toolkit for creating advanced user interfaces, manipulating media, generating graphical effects and animations, and much more. This guide covers everything you need to know to create industrial-strength business applications with JavaFX 8 and NetBeans -- including how JavaFX impacts user experience design, graphical design, and development processes.<br> <br> Focusing on JavaFX as the front end for tomorrow's most powerful rich client applications, this is the first book to cover the version of JavaFX 8 incorporated into the Java APIs with the official release of Java SE8, instead of obsolete preview versions.<br> <br> Gail and Paul Andersen fully explain both JavaFX 8 and its relationships with the NetBeans Platform architecture, and systematically show Java developers how to use them effectively together. To support sophisticated real-world business development, they also thoroughly address JavaFX 8 interactions with backend databases, JavaEE, RESTful web services, and the Jersey client. Each concept and technique is supported by clearly-written code examples proven in their world-renowned JavaOne classrooms. Coverage includes:<br> </p> <ul> <li>NetBeans Platform modules and OSGi modules</li> <li>Nodes, Lookup, and Components</li> <li>Building loosely coupled applications</li> <li>Integrating JavaFX with a Swing-based framework</li> <li>Effective persistence strategies, and much more</li> </ul>