In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces the AnimatingCardLayout API and its six built-in transition effects: cube, dashboard, fade, iris, radial, and slide.

First revealed in August, Project Sumatra uses the features and libraries of Java 8’s Lambda Project as well as Oracle’s HotSpot for the Java Virtual Machine.

In this installment of Open source Java projects, Jeff Friesen introduces you to JFXtras, utilities and add-ons that fill in useful features that are absent in JavaFX 1.0.