WidgetFX
Devoxx University Slides
My Devoxx university session yesterday was packed, which was awesome! It was 3 hours of hard-core JavaFX knowledge, and almost everyone stayed for the duration. Aaron Houston got a great shot of the venue (more on the Java Champions site):
Meet the New Java Store
The Java Store team at Sun has been busy at work on a new release of the Java Store, which is finally available in Beta. The easiest way to get it is to go through the Java Warehouse to the developer preview link here:
WidgetFX 1.2.4 Released - Happy Halloween!
We have an early Halloween treat from the WidgetFX team... a new software release! The 1.2.4 version of WidgetFX includes some new functionality and fixes a number of issues that our user community has requested. New SlideShow Widget The SlideShow widget was completely rewritten from scratch for this release. It makes use of the pre-release JFXtras XShelf component for transitions and paging forward and back. Simply click on the side images to scroll forwards and backwards through your library.
JUGSpinner Premieres at SVCodeCamp
Keith Combs and I did a presentation on JavaFX and WidgetFX at Silicon Valley Code Camp this past weekend to a packed room (see below for the slides). This was my first time visiting SVCodeCamp and I was very impressed... With a 2 day total of over 1700 attendees, it was the place to be in the Bay Area!
WidgetFX Contest Winners!
I am pleased to announce the winners of the WidgetFX Developer's Contest. There were lots of great entries (22 in total), which made this a very hard decision. You can browse the full set of entries yourself on the WidgetFX Library page:
WidgetFX Contest - Finish Line
WidgetFX Contest Heating Up!
With only 12 days left in the WidgetFX contest, there are a bunch of new entrants. You can see them all on the Widget Library page: http://widgetfx.org/portal/library
Watch WidgetFX and JFXtras at the SDForum
Last night I presented at the SDForum Java SIG to a very engaged and enthusiastic crowd. This was the longest presentation to date, but the audience was great, and even stayed afterwards to ask questions. Also, Rich Rein was an outstanding host, inviting us out to drink beers until midnight after the event (I hope his wife wasn't upset!)
Learn WidgetFX with Passion!
Sang Shin has included WidgetFX as part of his 15 week JavaFX Programming Course that is currently underway. This is a free online course that you can take at your own pace based on his excellent training materials.
Speaking at the Oakland Java SIG
I will be presenting at the Oakland Java SIG on July 15th. The topic is "Supercharging Your JavaFX Programs with WidgetFX and JFXtras," and will include some brand new content based on the WidgetFX 1.2 and JFXtras 0.5 releases.
WidgetFX 1.2 Release Announcement
WidgetFX Session Sold Out!
5/2 Update: Seats now available... Sign-up now!
Speaking at JavaOne
I just got word back yesterday that the WidgetFX session for JavaOne was approved! Josh Marinacci and I will be hosting the definitive session on desktop widgets for all you JavaFX fans.
WidgetFX Server Migration
We migrated the WidgetFX instance to a new server that has a number of benefits: Higher level of uptime via hotswap deployments Newer, more reliable server Support for a content management system for Widget distribution (coming soon) Depending upon how fast the DNS changes propagated, you may have noticed some downtime if you launched the dock in the past 24 hours while we worked out some of the kinks on the new server.
WidgetFX 1.1 Release
I have been busy cranking on the Pro JavaFX book, but thanks to Keith Combs, we have a 1.1 release of WidgetFX. Some of the new features include: Improved performance and reduces CPU usage Compatibility with the JavaFX 1.1 release (No promise the version numbers will stay in sync into the future.) New, more permissive, open source license (We are now licensed under the new BSD license, which is very commercial friendly.) The WidgetFX dock will auto-update itself the next time you launch it. Both the dock launch link and the new SDK can be found on the main web site: http://widgetfx.org
WidgetFX Calendar Tutorial
Update 1: This sample is now Java 1.5 compatible.
WidgetFX 1.0 Release
The WidgetFX project reached a huge milestone today, hitting a production 1.0 release!