Re: SWT - The LATEST great thing...

I read this in a old article:

Whether by accident or intent, IBM's involvement with Eclipse and SWT is an
assertion of Java leadership. Many welcome this but would prefer that IBM
acknowledge the reality and submit SWT to the JCP (Java Community Process).
"If it's good for Java, let's get it out in the open," Sun's Engstrom says.

And other comments about AWT here:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/02/06/14/020617pleclipse_1.html





----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
To: "Java Programming on and around the iSeries / AS400"
<java400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 5:44 AM
Subject: RE: SWT - The LATEST great thing...


> > From: Mihael Knezevic
> >
> > i know cause i use eclipse on my linux box and it's great.
>
> That's why I'm learning SWT - I want to work with Eclipse.
>
>
> > but i think
> > that with swt you have another dependency and another library you have
> > to add to the class path and another file on the disk and one you have
> > to additionaly distribute with your apps. and of course more classes and
> > methods you have to know about.
>
> True.  But in these days of large applications, one more file is hardly an
> issue.  I wish it weren't so, of course, but there really was no other way
> to do what they were trying to do.
>
>
> > that is enough for me to say no. there is allready so much to learn and
> > to know about and swt is one thing i don't necessarily need. the
> > standard works just fine for me. (just my 2 cents)
> >
> > but that has everyone to decide for himself.
>
> Yes indeed.  But if you plan on ever writing tools that work WITH Eclipse,
> you'll need to learn SWT.
>
> Joe
>
>