There are several places within the JavaFX 2 documentation that the sample application Ensemble is referenced. Ensemble is the largest JavaFX sample application provided in the JavaFX 2.0 samples.

JavaFX isn't a completely independent runtime; it is essentially designed as a layer that sits on top of Java in order to make Java better-suited for rich application development.

Java pioneered rich web applications years ago, and this JavaFX announcement firmly reinvigorates Java as a platform of choice for RIA. He hits it on the head pretty well.

Sun is announcing a Rich Internet Application technology, JavaFX, that looks to compete with Ajax, Silverlight and Flash. With so many Java developers out there, even a version as early as this ...

This idea is intuitive to anyone who has ever written any application that includes interaction with users. Swing (and AWT) pioneered the use of MVC in Java. Surprisingly Swing stays one of the most ...