development environment for Java gui development on a mac
Hello all,
The only gui development I've done is coding Java Swing using TEXT FILES (yipes!) and that was almost six years ago. I'm afraid of Eclipse, and I normally code using a text editor, makefiles and a terminal.
Anyway, I need to do a gui for a Java app, and I am seeking advice on what development environment I should use. I would not be adverse to doing something web enabled as I would like to develop these skills, but I'm open to any and all suggestions.
I also have a Windows XP machine and a kubuntu machine that I could use for this task.
Thank you
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NetBeans is pwnsauce for
NetBeans is pwnsauce for Java GUI and I'm pretty sure it works on any platform.
http://www.netbeans.org/features/index.html
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darren
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I'm afraid of Eclipse, and I normally code using a text editor, makefiles and a terminal.
Eclipse has significantly improved in the last few years, so it's not nearly as slow as it used to be. Though the UI has a steep curve, it's about the same as any other full-featured java IDE I've used. If you're going to be doing a lot of Java coding, it's worth learning since most of the concepts transfer to other IDE's.
Anyway, I need to do a gui for a Java app, and I am seeking advice on what development environment I should use. I would not be adverse to doing something web enabled as I would like to develop these skills, but I'm open to any and all suggestions.
I'm confused by what you mean here. Are you thinking of doing a Java backend with a front end through a browser, using something like Tomcat or Jetty? While useful in the real world, it's a pretty heavy solution. For a desktop app, don't forget about SWT, or Eclipse's SDK itself (Eclipse is both an IDE and a framework for Java apps).
If you haven't done any work yet, and want to do a web app, take a look at one of the Python, Ruby, or PHP frameworks. There is way less to get in the way of doing your app, and far less overhead. Rails, Symphony, or Drupal may be a better fit depending on what you're trying to code.
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Andrew
Don't have much input here
Don't have much input here except that I'd consider learning Eclipse. It makes life easy...
Plus most example on the web run through Eclipse with step-by-steps :)
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Tom Redman
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Done and done.
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Martin Lindsay
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Thanks for all of the
Thanks for all of the suggestions ... I will try Eclipse first :|
Melanie Veltman
MSc. Candidate
CISters President
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Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.
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Second: Netbeans
While I do prefer Eclipse, I've used Netbeans for GUI building numerous times. The suddenly revived Sudoku form from way back when is one such example. It's a pretty brainless way to put together a decent looking GUI, but be warned, if you expect to look at the code after... it's ugly.
Rand486
feeling like a newbie ...
Yay I was able to create a project in Eclipse and import some files. Should I have to install a plug-in in order to be able to build a gui drag and drop style? I have created a new interface, but all I see is a few lines of text in an editor frame. I would like to be able to work with the visual components of the interface.
Thanks :)
Melanie Veltman
MSc. Candidate
CISters President
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Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.
--- John Galsworthy (1867-1933)
In my experience, GUI
In my experience, GUI builders for java are *really* bad. They tend to generate really poor code (as eluded to above about Netbeans). There are two ways I'd go about this:
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Andrew