I prefer java Webstar: I've used a lot and it's really cool
Swing: where you can do everything and make it look easy
I Think there are two "must" plugs to be done: Netbeans and Eclipse.
I remember the "JSR 168 A Standar Extension API for IDE". But I haven't seen anything from them
At 10:38 21/11/2003 -0800, you wrote:
Sonnek, Ryan wrote:
[...] Any opinions on applet vs. webstart?
WebStart, hands down. Developing an applet that is *truely* cross platform involves a great deal of overhead for testing and results in code that has, IMHO, an unacceptable amount of special cases to deal with the irregularities specific to certain OS x OS version x browser x browser version combinations. WebStart, on the other hand, provides a more standard execution environment (plus secure system services that simply aren't available to applets). Further, the fact that WebStart will cache byte code on the client means that the user is spared the pain of downloading an applet everytime they want to run the console. If there exists a compelling reason to use an applet over WebStart, I have yet to see it and would welcome the information.
Cheers, Elias
P.S. WebStart, no contest. :-)
