Away From: Book Excerpt: JavaFX in Action

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September 15, 2008
Volume 10 No. 17

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Book Excerpt: JavaFX in Action
by Simon Morris
JavaFX in Action is a hands-on tutorial that introduces and explores JavaFX. The book provides a solid grounding in the JavaFX syntax and related APIs by showing you how to apply the key features of the JavaFX platform. Read Chapter 1, "Welcome to the Future: Introducing JavaFX."

APIFinder Featured API: ElegantJ Chart Library
by Elegant MicroWeb
ElegantJ Charts is a Java Beans charts and gauges library for data visualization. ElegantJ Charts can import data from a wide variety of data sources, while allowing you to work in various Java architectures. (from APIFinder.com)

Featured Java Tip: Build a Frame with a ScrollPane in JavaFX
by Leonard Anghel
Get the code for a simple frame designed with the JavaFX scripting language. The frame includes a ScrollPane component. (from the DevX Tip Bank)

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Tutorial: Get Ready to Develop Telecom Apps with the Avaya DMCC Java SDK
Learn how to set up the development environment for using the Avaya DMCC Java SDK. This tutorial describes how to install and configure the Application Enablement Services (AE Services) Device, Media, and Call Control (DMCC) Java SDK. You'll also learn how to use Eclipse to test a sample application. Learn more.

Hacking 101--Top 10 Attacks in Web Apps
This web seminar will teach you how you can defend your web applications from attack. Learn about the three most common web application attacks, including how they occur and what can be done to prevent them. We'll also discuss manual versus automated approaches for scanning and identifying web application vulnerabilities and how IBM Rational AppScan, an automated vulnerability scanner, can help you automate more of what you are doing manually today.

Tutorial: Create an Ajax-based IM Client
The ability to instant message (IM) co-workers and friends is a great convenience, but some environments prohibit the use of instant messaging clients in the workplace due to security concerns. The exercise in this tutorial resolves any security concerns by showing you how to use Ajax to create a web-based IM client that turns IM traffic into plain Web traffic by creating an instant messaging "bot" and a corresponding web application.

Take the Rational Video Challenge--Win a USB Flash Drive!
Join our technology tournament today for fame and fortune. In this 5-stage challenge, you'll test your knowledge of Rational software through a series of interactive videos. The first 100 entrants who successfully complete the challenge by September 30, 2008, will win a 128MB USB flash drive! (No purchase necessary.)

Video: Performance and Threading Tools for Game Developers
Gary Carleton, Intel Senior Software Engineer, provides an overview of Intel tools shown at the Game Developers Conference that help developers thread code as easily as possible, improve performance, identify bottlenecks, and take advantage of multicore. In the next video, Gary gives an in-depth demo of the Thread Profiler and Thread Building Block Tools. www.intel.com/software/tools nnPlay the video.

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