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FX Playground
Introduction FX Playground is a JavaFX-based prototyping tool or live editor that eliminates the step of compiling Java code. This…
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Building extremely large in-memory InputStream for testing purposes
For some reason I needed extremely large, possibly even infinite InputStream that would simply return the samebyte[] over and over. This way I…
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JAXB – A Newcomer’s Perspective, Part 1
I know what a lot of you are already thinking, so let’s get this out of the way: “JAXB? As…
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JavaFX Tip 12: Define Icons in CSS
When you are a UI developer coming from Swing like me then there is a good chance that you are still…
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Integrate apps with Neo4j using Zapier
Recently, I was directed to Zapier to get some lightweight integration done between systems for a quick proof of concept.…
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Writing Tests for Data Access Code – Don’t Test the Framework
When we write tests to our data access code, should we test every method of its public API? It sounds…
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JavaFX Tip 11: Updating Read-Only Properties
Custom controls often feature “read-only” properties. This means that they can not be set from outside the control, not even…
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JavaFX Tip 10: Custom Composite Controls
Writing custom controls in JavaFX is a simple and straight forward process. A control class is needed for controlling the state…
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