Introduction to JavaFX tutorial for beginners
The easiest way to develop desktop applications in Java is to use JavaFX.
The JavaFX GUI component library builds upon the successes and lessons of Java's old Swing components. Its layout and styling techniques build upon best practices from responsive frameworks such as Bootstrap.js and standard web technologies such as CSS.
JavaFX and the Replit IDE
This quick and easy JavaFX tutorial is designed to get beginners up and running with their first Java-based desktop application, all built with the online Replit IDE.
Creating your first JavaFX app with Replit makes a lot of sense. It's somewhat complicated to build and run your very first JavaFX application if you want to code it on your local workstation. To do so, you would need to complete the following tasks:
- Install Java and JDK.
- Install an IDE, such as Eclipse or VS Code for Java, for example.
- Install a build tool, such as Maven or Gradle.
- Link to the required JavaFX dependencies.
- Download and install the JavaFX libraries from Gluon.
- Configure the path and JAVA_HOME.
- Test your JavaFX app with a special runtime configuration.
Learn JavaFX fast
That's a lot of work for someone who is just interested in getting started with JavaFX.
With the Replit IDE, all of that is preconfigured, so the developer can focus on writing code and running their application. This JavaFX tutorial for beginners will show you exactly how to do that.
Cameron McKenzie has been a Java EE software engineer for 20 years. His current specialties include Agile development; DevOps; Spring; and container-based technologies such as Docker, Swarm and Kubernetes.