Paul and Gail Anderson are certified NetBeans Platform trainers and the authors of JavaFX Rich Client Programming on the NetBeans Platform. Our textbook is provided to all students in this course.

(Rich Client Application Development)
(detailed course outline)

The NetBeans Platform provides a rich client framework to build desktop applications in Java and JavaFX. The platform promotes a loosely-coupled architecture with an extensive set of APIs and plugins. Developers can focus on their business logic and leverage the built-in windowing framework. Topics include:

• Module System API
• Lookup API
• Window System API
• File System API
• Nodes and Explorer Views
• Action Framework
• CRUD Databases
• Dialogs and Wizards
• Data System API
• Web Services
• Branding and Distribution
• Internationalization and Localization
• JavaFX Integration

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