Re: Should I adopt Eclipse RCP?

From:
Lew <lew@nospam.lewscanon.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Tue, 08 May 2007 16:44:15 -0400
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Lew wrote:

which environment shall we use, Java Swing or the Eclipse
Rich Client Platform (RCP)?

Why aren't you also considering the NetBeans application platform?


gwlucas07@comcast.net wrote:

I simply wasn't aware that it was a viable alternative. I take it that
you see it as a contender. Are there particular advantages you see in
using NetBeans as an application platform? Can you point me in the
direction of a good place to start researching this matter?


Umm, how about netbeans.org?

<http://www.netbeans.org/products/platform/>

I don't know about advantages or disadvantages, since I haven't ever used it.
  I was simply curious why you hadn't considered it.

I have never used Eclipse's platform, either.

At least with Netbeans's offering you'll be using Sun-standard Swing graphics
library. AIUI Eclipse relies on the SWT graphics library.

For what graphics programming I've done in Java I've used Swing. I need to
know it anyway, and I avoided the learning curve of the platforms. As IDEs,
both Eclipse and Netbeans include GUI builders that help you create a robust
Java user interface.

I have never heard from anyone that either rich-client platform was helpful.
Or unhelpful.

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