Acknowledgments

This book is dedicated to my wife, Julie, daughters Lori and Kelli, son, Marty, and grandchildren, Kaleb and Jillian. Thanks to Merrill and Barbara Bishir, Marilyn Prater, and Walter Weaver for being such wonderful examples. A very special thanks to Weiqi Gao, Stephen Chin, Dean Iverson, Johan Vos, and Carl Dea, with whom I had the privilege of writing this book. Thanks also to the amazing JavaFX teams at Oracle and the talented editors at Apress. “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)

Jim Weaver

I would like to thank my wife, Youhong Gong, for her support, understanding, and encouragement ...

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