Re: How different is v7 from v5 ?

Hopefully Aaron will chip in here.

Can't ignore a call to action! (even if you meant a different Aaron) :-)

If you are going to do thick client Java development (which I have done
some, but a significant amount) then WDSC 6.x and 7.x will work for you (not
sure about 5.x). I am doing an article coming up in SystemiNetwork where I
need to build a sample thick client Java app to exemplify RPG component
re-use and I was planning on using some Matisse for that.

Some potentially good reading about Matisse which could be termed "Next
generation Swing":
http://www.developer.com/java/ent/article.php/3589961
http://www.myeclipseide.com/module-htmlpages-display-pid-5.html

With that said I plan on using my license of myeclipseide.com ($30/yr) to
build the app with Matisse.

On a final note, WDSC 7.x has example Java thick client applications you can
look at. Go to Help->Samples Gallery and then Technology
Samples->Java->SWT...

HTH,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com


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Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] How different is v7 from v5 ?

However, the abstract for the book refers to the "new" WebSphere
Studio 5.0. My question for the list, is how dated will this material
be? I expect the java beans / thick client stuff will have maintained
it's relevancy, but how much has the WDSC tooling changed in these areas?
For instance, would you expect I would be able to follow along with
the examples from the book?

WDSC 5.0 is based on an antique version of Eclipse. WDSC 7 is based on
Eclipse 3.2. If you're basically doing Java, you may want to look at an
Eclipse book.

Not at all sure what WDSC brings to the table for a pure Java developer
because I'm an RPG guy. Hopefully Aaron will chip in here.
--buck