“…This book’s wide-ranging content includes Building and running JavaFX programs Understanding the role of graphics designers in creating JavaFX Graphical Assets Writing fast, efficient JavaFX Script programs Using data binding to simplify Model-View-Controller application design Creating rich user experiences with JavaFX visual components Bringing user interfaces to life with lighting, reflection, and other special effects Adding motion with the JavaFX animation framework Incorporating pictures, sound, and videos in your applications Creating RESTful applications with JSON and XML Writing JavaFX applications that make the most of the underlying Java platform The JavaTM Series is supported, endorsed, and authored by the creators of the Java technology at Sun Microsystems, Inc. It is the official place to go for complete, expert, and definitive information on Java technology. …”

“…What you will find in this book: Extensive coverage of all the objectives defined for the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (CX-310-065) Exam An easy-to-follow structure with chapters organized according to the exam objectives, as laid out by Sun Microsystems Summaries that clearly state and differentiate the exam objectives and the supplementary objectives to be covered in each chapter A list of Sun’s objectives for the SCJP 1.6 Exam and a guide to taking the exam A complete mock exam with new questions (not repeats of review questions) Numerous exam-relevant review questions to test your understanding of each major topic, with annotated answers Programming exercises and solutions at the end of each chapter Copious code examples illustrating concepts, where the code has been compiled and thoroughly tested on multiple platforms Program output demonstrating expected results from running the examples Extensive use of UML (Unified Modeling Language) for illustration purposes An introduction to basic terminology and concepts in object-oriented programming Advice on how to avoid common pitfalls in mastering the language and taking the exam Platform- and tool-independent coverage Information about the SCJP 1.6 Upgrade (CX-310-066) Exam…”

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“…., he has delivered hundreds of programming courses worldwide to clients, including Cisco, IBM, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Fidelity, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, Rogue Wave Software, Boeing, SunGard Higher Education, Nortel Networks, Puma, iRobot, Invensys and many more. …”

“…Major sections are as follows: Lesson 1: Learning Java Lesson 2: Procedural Java Lesson 3: From Structures to Objects Lesson 4: More About Objects Lesson 5: Java IO Libraries and Exceptions Lesson 6: Creating a User Interface Lesson 7: Creating a Chat Program About the Instructor Simon Roberts started his computing career as a programmer in the early 1980s and built several of his own microprocessor-based computers. He moved to Sun Microsystems, Inc. in mid-1995 and almost immediately became the leading Java instructor in the U.K. …”

“…He works as a consultant with Sun Microsystems and has contributed extensively to the Solaris certification program and simulation technology. …”

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“…Forewords were prepared by John Crupi, Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems (and coauthor of Core J2EE Patterns, Prentice Hall, 2001), and Philippe Kruchten, Director of RUP Development at Rational Software (and author of The Rational Unified Process, Addison-Wesley, 2000). 0201791668B072..…”

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“…A developer, computer scientist, internationally recognized open source evangelist, and InnerSource practitioner with 25+ years of experience leading ground breaking development teams at Intel, Sun Microsystems, Apple, Symantec, and more, Danese also runs daneseWorks, a successful consultancy that helps organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation devise their open source strategies. …”

“…., he has delivered hundreds of programming courses worldwide to clients, including Cisco, IBM, Siemens, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Fidelity, NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, the National Severe Storm Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, Rogue Wave Software, Boeing, SunGard Higher Education, Nortel Networks, Puma, iRobot, Invensys and many more. …”

“…Topics in this course include: Working with Java data types Controlling Program Flow and Exception Handling Java Object-Oriented Approach Working with Arrays and Collections Working with Streams and Lambda Expressions Java Platform Module System Concurrency Database Applications with JDBC, and Java IO Localization in Java SE Applications About the Instructor Simon Roberts has been teaching Java since 1995 when he was a senior instructor with Sun Microsystems, the creator of the language. He created the first Java certification exams while employed with Sun. …”

“…About the Author Pavel Anni is a Principal Customer Engineer at SambaNova Systems, and has also worked for Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Red Hat. Quotes Pavel's conversational writing style is engaging and entertaining. …”