Learn JavaFX 8: Building User Experience and Interfaces with Java 8

Acknowledgments

My heartfelt thanks are due to my father-in-law, Jim Baker, for displaying extraordinary patience in reading the initial draft of the first few chapters of the book and his valuable suggestions for improving the material.

I thank my friend Richard Castillo for his hard work in reading the initial draft of the first 12 chapters of the book and weeding out several mistakes. Richard was instrumental in running all examples and pointing out errors. I also thank him for allowing me to use a few pictures in this book from his web site at www.digitizedchaos.com.

My wife, Ellen, was always patient when I spent long hours at my computer desk working on this book. I thank her for all of her support for me in writing this book. She also ...