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It depends. What is your target platform? If you are intend to make Windows applications and applets, a good solution will be Visual J++, 'cause it has it's Windows Foundation Classes. This is a library of classes that enables you to make calls directly to the Windows API and as results, the apps will gain in speed.
For an heterogeneous platform (Windows, Unix, Mac) I recommend to you Borland J++ Builder. It is a very powerful and easy to use IDE, and it comes with a variety of predefined classes: Swing, Borland, etc...
Good luck,
Sleepy
For an heterogeneous platform (Windows, Unix, Mac) I recommend to you Borland J++ Builder. It is a very powerful and easy to use IDE, and it comes with a variety of predefined classes: Swing, Borland, etc...
Good luck,
Sleepy
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While I will be working on a Win Platform I don't to get any more married to MS than I have to. I've been leaning toward JBuilder but NetBeans was also pretty interesting. J++ was at the bottom of my list. But thanks very much for the input. GK
I'm using JBuilder at work at the moment and find it okay mainly as an editor.
I've got Sun Forte at home which I quite like, but it is only just stabilising as it is early days...although you can download it for free. I liked the way that Forte generates code leaving gaps for you to add custom bits. My Home -->
I've got Sun Forte at home which I quite like, but it is only just stabilising as it is early days...although you can download it for free. I liked the way that Forte generates code leaving gaps for you to add custom bits. My Home -->
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