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JavaFX and Netbeans IDE

Is there any knowledge on the horizon on integrating JavaFX into Netbeans in the same way Swing is integrated into it?  Currently,  as I know it, you can generated a JavaFX gui - which generates a…Continue

Tags: JavaFX, IDE, Netbeans

Started Dec 11, 2012

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Java JSE development. Learning about J2EE. Developing in PHP and JavaScript among others.

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Responsive Web Design? What's that? - Exploring NODE.JS

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 11:13am 0 Comments

It may not  adhere to the strict Java format of OJUG but was quite useful in learning more of the growing tools available to the web based developer.



Jackie Gleason answered this and unlocked other mysteries when he explained what NODE.JS was about.  Including a demo where he started a .js server, Jackie showed us how to set up an Express Project Layout worked starting with NPM and yielding to his own  "Hello World" page.  He continued by showing us how document styled db could be…

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FLEX goes to Apache

Posted on January 22, 2013 at 12:02pm 0 Comments

Not familiar with FLEX but this article has some interesting info on it.  Another tool in the web developer's toolbox?

http://www.eweek.com/developer/apache-software-foundation-delivers-flex-as-top-level-project/?kc=EWKNLLIN01222013STR2

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At 8:58pm on January 19, 2013, Mike Bivins said…

If someone with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?

 
 
 

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