Joshua Marinacci

Java and JavaFX GUI expert

Joshua Marinacci first tried Java in 1995 at the request of his favorite TA and never looked back. He has spent the last ten years writing Java user interfaces for wireless, web, and desktop platforms. After tiring of web programming with several large companies in the Atlanta area he joined Sun to work on Java user interfaces full-time, first on the Swing team, then NetBeans, and now on the JavaFX tools team. Joshua recently co-authored O'Reilly's Swing Hacks with Chris Adamson. He also contributes to SwingLabs and writes regularly for Java.net. Joshua holds a BS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and recently moved to Eugene, Oregon to be with his new wife.

Building Mobile Applications with Java Building Mobile Applications with Java
by Joshua Marinacci
March 2012
Print: $19.99
Ebook: $14.99

Swing Hacks Swing Hacks
by Joshua Marinacci , Chris Adamson
June 2005
Print: $29.95
Ebook: $23.99

Webcast: Creating Mobile Apps with GWT and PhoneGap
January 26, 2012
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Watch the webcast in its original format > Not all mobile devices support Java but with GWT and PhoneGap you can code in Java and compile to native apps on virtually any smartphone platform. This...

Webcast: Building Mobile Physics Games with GWT and Box2D
February 22, 2012
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Watch the webcast in its original format > Working on the next Angry Birds? Then step right up to GWT and Box2D. This powerful pair of technologies can build games with realistic physics and effects...

Joshua Marinacci