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- From: rosko@zeta.org.au (Ross McKay)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.java,comp.lang.c++,comp.sys.mac.oop.misc,comp.lang.basic.visual.misc,comp.sys.mac.programmer.misc,comp.windows.misc
- Subject: Re: java vs. multi-platf. frameworks ?
- Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 10:12:43 GMT
- Organization: Soft Technologies
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- Michel Tourn <tourn@dma.epfl.ch> wrote:
- [snip]
- >Since we still add features, we want to keep as much code in common
- >as possible for both platforms. The old-fashioned (but reasonable)
- >solution is to use a (more or less multiplatform) API framework. The
- >new solution is, guess what... java.
- [snip]
- >So, before we trash some C++ framework solution in favour of java, I
- >would like to hear good reasons of doing so or not.
-
- >More precisely, given the application description that I will give
- >next, I would like to know whether java for this task (porting Mac
- >software to PC):
-
- >- is appropriate.
- >- is worth the effort. (compared to the C++ framework solution)
- [snip]
-
- Hi Michel,
-
- My general feeling about Java is that, yes, it *will be* a good
- platform independent GUI framework one day. It is now quite a good
- language, and there are some nice IDEs appearing for it now
- (Symantec's Cafe springs to mind), and for OO app programming it is a
- reasonably good fit.
-
- However, the GUI framework may be a little limiting today. There are
- much better GUI frameworks around, although they don't generally try
- to do all (any?) of the non-GUI stuff (container classes, network
- stuff etc.) The Java AWT could do with some more form-oriented GUI
- objects.
-
- Remember, too, that it is still a Version 1.0 language! This is not to
- be under-estimated!
-
- Good luck with your choice, and drop in on the Platform Independent
- GUI FAQ (PIGUI FAQ) for a list of some other frameworks. See:
-
- http://www.zeta.org.au/~rosko/pigui.htm
-
- Cheers,
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