What’s New in Java FX — Java 9 Updates

Adrian D. Finlay
The Java Report
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6 min readSep 30, 2017

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JavaFX is a 3rd Generation Java GUI platform (after AWT, Swing) for the development of Desktop and Rich Internet Applications. As of JDK8, It is a part of Java SE. JavaFX provides resources to build thick client applications that interact with Java SE, ME, and EE. JavaFX supports Windows Vista — Current, Mac OSX — macOS, and various Linux operating systems. There are also ports for various mobile platforms. The current version of Java FX mirrors the JDK numbering as Java FX 9. An overview of the updates to the Java FX Platform of JDK release 9 will be the focus of this article.

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JavaFX happens to be one of my favourite technologies :) I love Desktop Apps. I love Java. And I also like what Danny Coward & the Java Client Group did with JavaFX; It is a refreshing…

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Adrian D. Finlay
The Java Report

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