JavaFX Tech Test Train

Test your JavaFX knowledge by answering questions posed by the conductor of the JavaFX Tech Test Train. The more you get right the further down the track you progress.

July 2009

Sun Microsystems

JRE 1.5 or later. The game is written using JavaFX v1.2 and is played online.

There are various routes you can choose to travel on the Tech Test Train. These follow specific JavaFX topics: Getting Started, Core Constructs, GUI Constructs, Deployment and Media. Each route is made up of a series of rounds that progress the train along the route. The further you go, the harder the questions become.

Once a route has been chosen, questions are asked about that topic. Each question has to be answered correctly within a 15 second time limit otherwise you will incur a strike. Three strikes and the conductor will throw you off the train. If you don't know the answer there are options to call a friend or ask a stranger (although beware, their answers aren't always the right ones!)

Each question expects the answer to be typed in by the player. However, there is an auto-complete feature to help you answer within the time limit and to prevent the annoyance of not guessing the exact phrasing.