Netbeans v. Eclipse · 2006-09-04
Because of my inexperience in developing GUIs, particularly in Java, I need a recommendation for a rich client platform. In particular, I would like to know which one is easier to use and maintain: Eclipse or Netbeans.
One of the key differences between the two is the use of Swing or SWT. While SWT enjoys the current advantage in speed and usablility on end platforms, it stands that the opening of Java will result in significant improvements for Swing’s performance.
On the other hand, Swing’s biggest advantage is the the MVC architecture that SWT lacks. Using a RCP with a GUI builder though, I’m unsure whether that will remain particularly useful.
So if anyone out there has experience developing end user applications using either of the RCP’s (both would be even better), I would love to hear about it. If you know of something that I haven’t even considered, I’d like to know that too. Send me an e-mail: umdhub at gmail dot com.
