In this tutorial I will explain how to get and install Netbeans and how to run the sample JavaFX “Hello World”.

 

 The first thing we want, is the correct installation package.

For the people who haven't read it on the internet yet: Netbeans IDE 6.9 Beta just released:).
Even though it's just a beta release, everyone is excited.
Because with this release, there is finally a visual designer for JavaFX: JavaFX Composer ( similar to the Swing GUI builder)

Other features are:
OSGi
Develop OSGi bundles with Maven, Bundled Felix container and ability to register other containers such as Equinox

NetBeans Platform
OSGi interoperability: Developing and consuming OSGi bundles in Platform-based applications, Felix 2.0.3 OSGi support, experimental Equinox support

JavaFX
JavaFX Composer for form-like UI components with states and access to various data sources, Added and improved editor hints and refactoring and supports the latest JavaFX SDK 1.3

Java EE
Support for Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI) (JSR-299), Spring Framework 3.0 support

Java
Java Debugger: Breakpoint grouping, attach parameter history, Support for annotation processors in the editor, configurable in the Project Properties

PHP
Zend Framework support, “Overrides/Implements” and “Is Overridden/Implemented” annotations

Ruby
Ruby on Rails 3.0 support

C/C++
“Overrides/Is Overridden” annotations and hyperlink navigation, Console type “Internal Terminal”

Click here for the full list of new features.

Download Netbeans 6.9 Beta right here.

I haven't had time to look into the JavaFX Composer plugin yet, but I definitely will.
If any one has already experimented with it, please leave a comment and tell me what you think about it.



(The Netbeans IDE 6.9 release is scheduled in June)

Interesting post just before the weekend. Ever wondered how to create pacman in JavaFX? Me neither, but if you're tired of another 'Hello World' tuturial and wondered how to do RIA development in JavaFX, check out the following post (consists of 5 parts).

Jonathan Giles wrote an interesting article on the lack of controls/components for JavaFX. Although addressed to some degree in JavaFX 1.2, there are still many controls missing and some of the controls have relatively basic API's. Although this will certainly improve in future releases, Jonathan simple explains the process you need to go through to build your own. 

 Read his full article here.