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JavaFX Script is a scripting language designed by Sun Microsystems, working in the Java Platform and intended to be more productive and easier than Java. It is targeted for the same class of interactive web applications for which Adobe Flash, AJAX and Microsoft Silverlight are targeted. JavaFX will be released under GNU General Public License (GPL). It works with major IDEs like NetBeans and Eclipse.
JavaFX used to be called F3 for Form Follows Function.
JavaFX's syntax is more like VB6 - in that components are specified declaratively, and callbacks are linked via a bind operation. This contrasts strongly to Swing, which has a verbose syntax that is confronting to many experienced developers.
References
- Sun Plans Version of Java for Web-Linked Cellphones (New York Times article)
- Sun tries again with consumer-flavored Java (CNET article)
- JavaFX Website
- JavaFX Development Website
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