Author: Simon Morris
Publisher: Manning, 2009
Pages: 375

ISBN: 978-1933988993
Aimed at: Beginners with Java FX
Rating: 4
Pros: A good book on Java FX 1.2
Cons: Not future-proof as Java FX changing
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot

If you are planing to use Java FX in the near future this is a good book but in the longer term?

Author: Simon Morris
Publisher: Manning, 2009
Pages: 375

ISBN: 978-1933988993
Aimed at: Beginners with Java FX
Rating: 4
Pros: A good book on Java FX 1.2
Cons: Not future-proof as Java FX changing
Reviewed by: Ian Elliot

At best all you can say is that reading JavaFX in Action you can get a background feel for JavaFX - how to us it and what it can do. Of course you can still try out all of the examples and continue to develop using JavaFX Script as the book shows you how to but at the end of the day you know that you are going to have to re-learn and reimplement it all when JavaFX 2.0  makes the discontinuous change.

The sad part is that this is as good a book as you could wish for on JavaFX 1.2. It covers the basics JavaFX script, 3D, video, controls, web services, creating an applet, graphics on mobile phones, and using JavaFX from Java.

It may be a good book but the turmoil in the JavaFX world means that unless you want to get ahead with version 1.2. it would be better to wait until after version 2.0 was released.