Sun Microsystems is rolling out <A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Sun-Delivers-JavaFX-Preview/?kc=EWKNLNAV08012008STR2">the preview release of JavaFX,</A> its rich client platform for building rich Internet applications. Sun made the announcement July 31 and made the JavaFX Preview release available.

The JavaFX Preview release provides Web scripters, designers and Java developers with a preview of the runtime and tools needed to create RIAs on the Java platform. Developers can download the JavaFX Preview release, explore the code samples and tutorials, start writing JavaFX applications and provide their feedback to Sun, said Jacob Lehrbaum, senior product line manager of JavaFX for Sun.