🚀 go-pugleaf

If you aren't working against a deadline, then by all means sit down with a
Java reference manual like the O'Reilly "Java In A Nutshell" and code your UI
from scratch.  Otherwise, you're much better off using an IDE like JBuilder to
build your UI, manually edit your code for specific tweaks or adding JDBC stuff
and using the debugger provided.

Matt


Possum-King wrote:

> You have to look at it in a slightly different light. GUI design in java,
> IDE or not, is never a joy because of the need for layout managers to
> insure cross platform consistency (it works). Compared to others, Jbuilders
> debugger (By the way the IDE is written in Delphi, go figure) is probably
> the best (Cafe' is good too), and beats command line development any day of
> the week. As far as performance goes, Java IS nearly as fast with careful
> codeing (and threads) and a good JIT, especially when doing client server
> work and using "thin" drivers. Unlike Delphi, Java's performance falls off
> quickly with poor coding structure. Finally, if you have ever had to deploy
> a Delphi Client/Server app over a large network... you would pitch it in a
> heartbeat and do it in Java.
>
> Andy Ho <Andy.Ho@dial.pipex.com> wrote in article
> <36DAC299.72293895@dial.pipex.com>...
> > I couldn't agree more. Especially as I'm now trying to get it to work
> with JDK
> > 1.2! I'd definitely recommend using a tool which is less integrated with
> the JDK
> > version.
> >