Hi, As somebody who programmed in NeXTSTEP/Openstep and used AppKit for a large part of my working career transitioning to Swing isn't a difficult exercise. Instead I've focused largely on server side technologies ie. web apps and enterprise java beans. My thinking was that at the time java on the client hadn't created mind share and that a lot of organisations had chosen to use browsers on the desktops and went the way of the Web App. That and the fact that nothing like NeXT's Interface Builder never made it to market. Netscapes Constructor attempted to do something there but you still were expected to have mastery of layout managers (Gridbag Layout) in order to get anything done. So, I'd like to know if the trend to "webbify" everything has made any dent in the demand for Swing skills generally. I don't doubt that Swing skills are still in demand I'm just asking if anybodys seen a decline in recent years due to java being marketed primarily as a server side solution to organisations problems. I have this belief that real organisations with real substantial projects are still committed to using Swing. I've noticed that a large number of financial houses still require this skillset most probably due to the timely feedback of their applications and the fast response required by the user. Cheers. _______________________________________________ Swing mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://eos.dk/mailman/listinfo/swing
