Monthly Archives: November 2004

Azureus – killer SWT app

Posted on November 27, 2004 by luis

I’m helping out a friend by helping him install Fedora Core 3. I’d rather get him to use OS X, but Fedora is free and lets him leverage some existing hardware. One step at a time, right? Fedora (which in … Continue reading →

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Proposal to reduce repetition with Swing and SWT listeners

Posted on November 18, 2004 by luis

DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself We know that this is good, since it reduces code maintenance, so why do we persist with writing listeners like this: (Note that this is example is written with SWT; Swing looks almost the same.) … Continue reading →

Posted in Desktop Java, Programming, Swing, SWT | 2 Comments

Back from a week of studying Cocoa

Posted on November 18, 2004 by luis

As a wise man (Brent Simmons of NetNewsWire fame) once said in a blog post explaining MySQL to Frontier users: “Old programmer’s philosophy: if you work primarily (or exclusively) in one environment, it’s a good idea to learn about others. … Continue reading →

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Any other Eclipse user groups out there?

Posted on November 10, 2004 by luis

I just got back from the kick-off meeting of the Eclipse SIG (Special Interest Group) of the NOVAJUG (Northern Virginia Java Users Group.)  (Thanks Dave for getting it started!)  Matt Abrams of Cougaar Software gave a great presentation on how … Continue reading →

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Eclipse – not just for developing Java

Posted on November 9, 2004 by luis

Most folks who use Eclipse use the wonderful Java Development Tooling (JDT) and thus associate it as a Java IDE. While it is true that it is a great Java IDE, it is much more than that. While many have … Continue reading →

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No Fluff Just Stuff

Posted on November 8, 2004 by luis

I spent the last few days at what’s called either a) the Northern Virginia Software Symposium (the boring name) or b) No Fluff Just Stuff (the cool name.) Why “No Fluff, Just Stuff”? Well, its all technical sessions by developers … Continue reading →

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Eclipse 3.1 M3 is here!

Posted on November 6, 2004 by luis

You have to love the Eclipse developers.  They are like clockwork, hitting their milestones on time or sometimes early.  Eclipse 3.1 M3 (in English: Eclipse 3.1, milestone 3) was released today at 3:33PM EST.  Note that this release is also … Continue reading →

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Eclipse 3.1M3 due out today / Java GUI Builders

Posted on November 5, 2004 by luis

Per the Eclipse 3.1 Project Plan, Eclipse 3.1M3 should come out today. It looks like there is great interest in Desktop Java as I saw the number of page views surged yesterday.  Thanks all for reading and stay tuned for … Continue reading →

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A Desktop Java Renaissance

Posted on November 4, 2004 by luis

I finally got used to the new look of JavaLobby and am glad that the gliding nav toolbar stopped gliding. That’s one of those features that seems glitzy but just ends up distracting the user. Anyways, I responded to two … Continue reading →

Posted in Desktop Java, JFace, RCP, Swing, SWT | 4 Comments

Native Browsers in Java on Windows (and Linux)

Posted on November 3, 2004 by luis

Last night I looked at embedded native browser components in Java, focusing on Mac OS X. Tonight we’ll look at what’s available on Windows. There are at least 4 contenders, perhaps more. In addition, there are 3 browser choices: Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Eclipse, RCP, Swing, SWT | 4 Comments