JavaFX 2.0: Introduction by Example
Copyright 2011 by Carl Dea
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Contents at a Glance
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About the Author
Carl P. Dea is currently a Software Engineer working for BCT-LLC on projects with high performance computing (HPC) architectures. He has been developing software for 15 years with many clients from Fortune 500 companies to nonprofit organizations. He has written software ranging from mission-critical applications to web applications. Carl has been using Java since the very beginning and he also is a huge JavaFX enthusiast dating back when it used to be called F3. His passion for software development started when his middle school science teacher had shown him the TRS-80 computer. Carl's current software development interests are rich client applications, game programming, Arduino, mobile phones and tablet computers. When he's not working, he and his wife love to watch their daughters perform at gymnastics meets. Carl lives on the East Coast in Pasadena (aka The Dena), Maryland, USA.
About the Technical Reviewer
David Coffin is the author of Expert Oracle and Java Security from Apress. He is an IT analyst working at the Savannah River Site, a large Department of Energy facility. For more than 30 years, David's expertise has been in multiplatform network integration and systems programming. Before coming to the Savannah River Site, he worked for several defense contractors and served as the technical lead for office and network computing at the National Aerospace Plane Joint Program Office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. As a perpetual student, he has one master's degree and many hours toward another. As a family man, David has raised eight children. He is a triathlete and distance swimmer who competes in the middle of the pack. He is also a classical guitar player, but he's not quitting his day job.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my wife, Tracey, my daughters, Caitlin and Gillian, for their loving support and sacrifices. A special thanks to my daughter Caitlin, who helped with illustrations and brainstorming fun examples. A big thanks to Jim Weaver for recommending me to this project and being so encouraging. I would also thank Josh Juneau for his advice and guidance throughout this journey.