The Swing Application Framework will not make it into Java 7, though a number of forks have subsequently sprung up to continue its development. Plans for another much requested feature, CSS-based ...

The evolution of Java desktop technology is straightforward and distinct from web UI development, which has seen much more advancement and the introduction of many new frameworks. Let's take a deep ...

However, Jsweet does not fully emulate Java. Existing Java applications may have to be modified in some measure, in particular those which use Java-specific APIs such as Swing for the user interface.

Over the last two years, I spent some time developing a GUI application using Java Swing. The application was small, consisting of several classes in the MVC (Model-View-Controller) model, but was ...

With the release of JavaFX 2.0 the question for many Java developers is whether it’s time to start transitioning Swing applications to this new UI paradigm, and what better way to find out than ...