http://socket7.net Crisis Averted! A weblog by Brett Stimmerman. brettstimmerman@gmail.com (Brett Stimmerman) brettstimmerman@gmail.com (Brett Stimmerman) http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://socket7.net/article/and-then-java-ate-my-life#comment-5 Brett (http://socket7.net/) <p>I'm not claiming to have any authority on the subject, but if you ask me, Java missed the desktop boat long ago. However, Java 6 (Mustang) has some desktop-friendly additions: most notably, improvements to many Swing components, the integration of <a href="https://jdic.dev.java.net/">JDIC</a> and support for <strong>native</strong> GUI widgets.</p> <p>New projects like <a href="https://aerith.dev.java.net/">Aerith</a> and <a href="http://iondb.com/">IONdb</a>, and of course, Java desktop vets <a href="http://limewire.com/">LimeWire</a> and <a href="http://azureus.sourceforge.net/">Azureus</a> are proof that Java is viable on the desktop. But it hasn't been until recently that Sun has been able to catch up.</p> http://socket7.net/article/and-then-java-ate-my-life#comment-5 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:29:51 -0700 http://socket7.net/article/and-then-java-ate-my-life#comment-4 some guy (http://socket7.net) <p>Java on the desktop? All the Java programmers I know long ago switched to XUL.</p> http://socket7.net/article/and-then-java-ate-my-life#comment-4 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:01:44 -0700