[RETIRED] Advanced Java programming with JavaFx (Udemy.com)

Different components such as Scene and Stage were introduced. However, I was looking for a deeper discussion to what these components were and why they are used together. As I build larger applications, can I have more than one Stage? As I define multiple workflows in my application, should I have a Stage for each workflow? Is it one Stage per application? Maybe these questions are answered further in the tutorial. But these basic introductions are what I've seen on YouTube, which is free.

No-one is going to build applications with IDE only. usually maven/gradle used. Modular approach used in a real applications. Threading is not covered in all aspects... i.e.: Platform.enterNestedEventLoop, Platform.runLater vs Service? Pronunciation... In tiger. Effects with javafx... javafx vs swing... Most probably this course for beginners. It was expected (by me) concentration on javafx features and not java mail coding which takes almost half of the course.

Despite the fact the fact that there are few resources for teaching JavaFX and providing a complete modern app with it, this course is achieving that and as described, it is for those who are on the beginner level and want to proceed to see what a complete App would look like. I encourage Alex to add more details into it such as user controls and custom controls, using font icons instead of images and build up on it with time. One more thing because I noticed some comments about how fast he went over some things. As I come from another field and trying to learn coding now for over 2 years, I recommend him to use more diagrams before implementing. A diagram similar to the mvc one but for the plan he wants to implement. Simple classes name in boxes and which class is sending to which class and what exactly is being sent, using this same names in the code so people can relate with a picture in mind. Other than that it is perfect and thank you Alex for your effort.

If you are somehow new to programming and if you want make your first complex app, this is the course ! I felt like the puzzle pieces from previous courses taken can work together and then blend of building my own app. Plus I can use it everyday and enjoy my work. The instructor will take you through every step of the way and he always replies to your questions. You can’t get stuck. Awesome course, definitely recommend it for people who would like to Learn Java. Besides, this is the best approach to learn any programming language , as you learn by building. I don’t usually write reviews, but this deserves it. When I started, I had basic knowledge about Java, but this course has taken me to the next level! Many thanks Alex !!!

This course is near perfect in my opinion! I bought it because I wanted to learn more about JavaFX. I am using Netbeans on a Mac for this course. The teacher doesn't waste time on unneeded material. Full Disclaimer: I am a long time software developer working in a number of technologies by day. I am learning JavaFX so that I can use it in a cross platform pet project I have in mind. Again, great course!

If you already know Java and basic OOP principles, do the basic JavaFX tutorial on Oracle's site first and THEN take this class. Then you will be able to learn and appreciate the value that Alex brings to the table here. This course doesn't waste much time teaching you the JFX basics, it jumps right in to real-world application. Seriously, do Oracle's JFX tutorial first! This class teaches you how to apply MVC principles to a real-world desktop application made with JFX. Without the basics first, you will get lost. That said, this class is excellent! It fully covers modern desktop application design, including using dependency injection, threading, and scene management. These are the big things you need to know to write a decent application. Other courses just walk you through how to use each JFX control, so basically someone walking through the Java docs with you. This one teaches you how to write a real-world application.

I bought many course on udemy on various topics and I really like this course and would recommend to anyone who are looking for an advanced java course and looking to improve/correct its way of coding. This is one of the best I have watched. Ok, Alex will explain very little and go quite fast but he will show you concrete and real professional stuffs which are priceless. You just require sometimes just a little google search on the side or to stop and zoom in a specific part of java that you overlooked without noticing for instance abstract class for me. All other teachers on this website often forgot what is it to be a pro programmer and will always teach you using abstract example with banana and apple in a console that you will not relate to in any ways. This course is the complete opposite! For me again, top course, can't wait to watch more, they should be more like this.

A very good, fairly fast paced course. I'm enjoying it immensely. It is especially gratifying when you get to see real emails being sent and received. I feel that like all IT and programming courses, when the skills are used, or more properly, attempted to be used, in the student's own projects, there will be a lot of flapping around and panic. This is also true of courses costing thousands of pounds where you sped a week in a classroom.

Author is quite good in explaining JavaFX framework and the course saved me hours of googling. But, I noticed following drawbacks in the course: 1. The author sometimes does not follow common Java conventions, like the first letter of a variable name should be in lower case -- but some variables instead named like 'Inbox', 'Sent', etc. 2. Despite using lambda-expressions, what means Java 8 is used, author avoids using dimond operator () introduced in Java 7. 3. In the project presented I don't see any reasons to use integer constants as status codes. Enumerations are definitely easier to maintain, and memory usage/performance here are not so important. 4. Some variables/parameters/methods/classes could have a better name. In some lecture variable or method parameter was named 'value', which is not good from Clean Code point of view. 5. Sometimes lecturer just gives up explaining difficult aspects and says 'you will understand it later'. I don't think it's a good practice. 6. Broken encapsulation. Some fields in classes was made public and exposed to the whole world. It is not the best Java programming practice. It would be better to create public method which uses this field (for example map for conversions), but field itself should be made private. Conclusion: It is a good course for people how already know Java quite well, but need a quick start into JavaFX framework.

This course helped me a lot to see lots of concepts used at developing java/fx applications using MVC pattern. Tutor is cool and really easy to follow him typeing while typing my self as well, which i found very important if you would like more progress in your software eveloper improvment. He promissed to add how to set secure connection to gmail accout but he did not presented it yet, i have 3 more lessons to do in "polishing application" section and i hope he will till the end :) Anyway, he put a lot of effort to create this out, so thank you very very much! If you need a complete application development workflow you should take this route to help your self and set a good staring point. Once again thank you a lot for sharing knowlage with us! p.s. I did not got to the end, but if you did not showed how to build appliction to create installablr exe file might summed up the whale circle of developemnt.